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Conviction without Contempt

Beyond his many accomplishments as a theologian and public intellectual, Tim Keller ultimately triumphed as a pastor—as a man who shared the good news with kindness.

By Katherine Lucky

May 30, 2023

Theology

Religion

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Should Feinstein Step Down?

How does the public benefit when its representatives show obvious signs of not being up to the job?

By Dominic Preziosi

May 25, 2023

Politics

Domestic Affairs

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Has College Crushed the American Dream?

Will Bunch's new book analyzes the role of higher education in perpetuating the political divides in the United States.

May 24, 2023

Current Issue

May 2023

How Hospitals Could Be

Is single-payer health care really feasible in America? For Texas physician Ricardo Nuila, the answer is an unqualified ‘yes.’

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Spirituality

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The Poetry of Reality

In a revelatory Gwendolyn Brooks poem, God is actual: so woven into reality that the question of God’s own reality can’t meaningfully occur.

May 23, 2023

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In Praise of the Pitch Clock

MLB’s new pitch clock highlights the deep patterns and contemplative rhythms of the sport. It has brought baseball back to itself.

May 21, 2023

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Duke Ellington’s Sacred Swing

The music of Duke Ellington weaves together religious sensibilities with the sensibilities of this world. It elevates spirit, mind, and body.

May 20, 2023

Must Reads

Politics

Is American Democracy Coming Apart?

Those who would follow him, Jesus tells us, must love their enemies. Those words issue a challenge for all Americans interested in redeeming democracy’s promise .

By James T. Kloppenberg

April 4, 2023

Religion

AI, Policy, & Faith

How should faith leaders and policymakers respond to the rise of AI? A bishop and a White House official sit down for a dialogue on algorithms and human dignity.

By John P. Slattery

April 12, 2023

Religion

Famine and the Living God

East Africa is in the midst of the worst drought in living memory. Devastation here will not be the result of some natural evil so much as our own lack of care.

By Karen Kilby

April 4, 2023

Culture

Have Men Become Culturally Redundant?

Men in the industrialized world seem to have lost their groove. We need a new vision of masculinity adequate to our current social and economic circumstances.

By Brendan Ruberry

April 10, 2023