Nick Scrimenti

Nick Scrimenti is a freelance writer and a master's student at Harvard Divinity School.

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Ways of Heaven

With the release of Terrence Malick’s Jägerstätter biopic, the martyr’s biography has finally come into broader public view. But his sacramental devotions haven’t.

By Nick Scrimenti

January 11, 2020

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No Man Is an Island

Thomas Merton taught me to value self-denial, but a bout of depression forced me to question whether asceticism was the healthiest response to my life.

By Nick Scrimenti

August 24, 2019

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Politics

Is ‘Bronze Age Pervert’ Born to Rule?

It’s hard to understand how anyone can think of Bronze Age Pervert as a role model, but an alarming number of young would-be fascists apparently do.

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Religion

Sold by the Jesuits

Rachel L. Swarns's book dives into the history and legacy of the 272 slaves sold by the Jesuits at Georgetown University.

By Marcia Chatelain

November 15, 2023

Culture

Have We Become Gods?

Tara Isabella Burton’s new book asks: How has self-creation in pursuit of profit become our social ideal?

November 15, 2023

Books

Preserving Hope for Humanity

One fear ties together techno-utopian fantasies and anti-birth environmentalism: the messy, imperfect reality of our human bodies.

By Gilbert Meilaender

November 1, 2023

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