Article Should Philosophy Retire? Richard Rorty thought philosophy’s days were numbered and spent most of his career explaining why.By George ScialabbaDecember 13, 2021 Philosophy Books
Article Encounters Between Equals The Guadalupe–Juan Diego encounter is an aesthetic experience that foregrounds the suffering and humanity of the downtrodden.By Timothy MatovinaDecember 10, 2021 Books Theology Latin America
Article Revelatory Narratives These three authors offer stories that haven’t been given sufficient attention in traditional narratives.By Claudia Avila CosnahanDecember 8, 2021 Books Latin America Gender Race Christmas Critics
Article ‘Steadier Than Before’ “It was still possible to cross the continent like a medieval pilgrim: travelling on foot, stopping at shrines, and supported by charity.”By Paul ElieDecember 1, 2021 Books Christmas Critics LGBTQ issues
Article Making Room for Happenstance David Graeber and David Wengrow explore how our ideas about prehistory are rooted more in modern speculation than in the ancient evidence.By Phil ChristmanNovember 19, 2021 Books History Culture
Article Still Supersessionist? Timothy P. Jackson considers the Shoah not just as a moral or political event, but as a theological one.By Brad EastNovember 17, 2021 Books History Jewish-Christian Relations
PoliticsThe Art of the Possible How can Democrats salvage parts of their agenda after they failed to pass Build Back Better?By The EditorsJanuary 21, 2022
ReligionWelcoming the Stranger For Jesuit Relief Services executive director Joan Rosenhauer, refugee resettlement and support is the mission at the heart of Catholicism.By John GehringJanuary 13, 2022
CultureMirror, Mirror A major retrospective devoted to the art of Jasper Johns affords new visions of the artist, and ourselves.By Griffin OleynickJanuary 12, 2022
CultureThe Empowerment Trap The documentary LuLaRich shows how the LuLaRoe multilevel-marketing scheme preyed on women’s desire to balance careers with families.By Emma McDonaldJanuary 6, 2022
BooksHard-Won Wisdom Lucille Clifton’s re-issued memoir celebrates life, acknowledges difficult times, and recognizes beauty wherever it can be found.By Clifford ThompsonJanuary 15, 2022
CollectionsChristmas Critics 2021 Editors and contributors recommend books at the end of the year.By The EditorsDecember 15, 2021
CollectionsThomas Merton at Commonweal A selection of the monk, poet, and social critic’s spiritual writings from the archivesBy The EditorsDecember 10, 2018
