Feature Christ at the Assembly Line Simone Weil went into the factory to find out more about the social conditions of the modern worker in capitalism. Instead, she found Jesus Christ.By Costică BrădăţanJanuary 8, 2023 Religion Politics Social Justice Poverty
Feature Two Sides of Dignity By letting civility happen, we take better care not only of others and of the world itself, but of ourselves.By Costică BrădăţanNovember 2, 2022 Philosophy Culture Books
Article The Only Way to Stand It Tadeusz Borowski’s ‘Here in Our Auschwitz and Other Stories’ explores the complex social, political, and intellectual climate of Nazi Germany.By Costică BrădăţanMay 18, 2022 History War and Peace
Article A Happy Contrarian A new collection of interviews with René Girard offers insight into the complexity of his ideas and the process through which he came to them.By Costică BrădăţanMarch 12, 2021 Philosophy Nonfiction
Article A Soft Spot for Atheism Atheism is too serious a business to be left to the unbelievers. Unbelief needs the believer’s reflecting gaze to better understand itself.By Costică BrădăţanJune 8, 2020 Secularism and Modernity Nonfiction Theology Philosophy
Article Inescapable Influence Whether we like it or not, we in the West inhabit a world that remains structured by Christian assumptions and informed by Christian ideas.By Costică BrădăţanSeptember 30, 2019 Theology Philosophy Secularism and Modernity
PoliticsJust Call It Fascism The thinly veiled fascism of Russian “philosopher” Alexander Dugin has attracted right-wing attention and admiration. By Matt McManusNovember 27, 2022
ReligionCall It ‘Exculturation’ We're seeing an unbinding of the deep affinity between representations of culture and Catholic culture. How did Catholicism come to be seen as the enemy?By Massimo FaggioliDecember 19, 2022
CultureToo Casual? Christine Emba calls for a new sexual ethic, a rethinking of sex down to its roots. But her effort to develop an alternative ultimately disappoints.By Daniel WaldenDecember 4, 2022
BooksTwo Sides of Dignity By letting civility happen, we take better care not only of others and of the world itself, but of ourselves.By Costică BrădăţanNovember 2, 2022
CollectionsThe Legacy of Pope Benedict XVI A collection of Commonweal’s writings on the life and legacy of Pope Benedict XVI.By The EditorsJanuary 1, 2023