Religion
Dworkin’s Jisei
'Religion Without God' is a lovely swan song. It is short—it’s based on the Einstein Lectures delivered at the University of Bern in 2011—but eloquent and rich.
Letters | Catholic Schools, Catholic Hospitals
Readers respond to Fr. Nonomen's "Rethinking Catholic Schools," and the author replies.
At Our Mercy
We have failed utterly to protect our planet and those who share it with us. For Christians, this constitutes a profound break with God.
Seeking Guidance?
Legislative prayer is the subject of the latest religion-clause challenge to reach the U.S. Supreme Court.
Darwin’s Tree of Life
An exclusive excerpt from Elizabeth A. Johnson's forthcoming book, 'Ask the Beasts: Darwin and the God of Love.'
Letters | Passing on the Faith, Married Priests
Readers continue to respond to two of our most talked-about stories.
The Last Word: The Crewcut
One day in elementary school a boy on the playground punched a nun in the belly. His name was Billy and her name was Marie. It was an accident.
American Innocence
'The Irony of American History' shines a klieg light on the so-called war on terror and the current debate over the operations of our “national security state."
'Duck Dynasty,' Meet Pope Francis
When even the pope wonders aloud whether it's appropriate for him to judge, you begin to see the difficulty of deciding what "true Christians" ought to believe.
Seeing as God Sees
Karen Kilby, Luke Timothy Johnson, and Bernard G. Prusak reassess Terrence Malick's 'The Tree of Life.'
What Is He Up To?
Our problems with 'The Tree of Life' are likewise problems with Malick’s peculiar cinematic language.
