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Truth meets mercy (Psalm 85)
These days it is hard to discern what is true and what is false.
Science is finally catching up with Teilhard de Chardin
Frank and Mary Frost, the filmmakers behind a recent PBS documentary about the Jesuit paleontologist, have long seen him as a true visionary.
Modern love
At first, Materialists seems like a brutal reckoning with our metric-obsessed age. But director Celine Song has bigger themes in mind.
Jack Caputo’s insistent, nonexistent God
According to the radical theologian, “God’s essence is in our hands.”
The case for being a killjoy
We may be reluctant to say anything that sounds puritanical. But our private morality really does matter.
The politics of performance
In the Trump era, the narrative around legislative efforts seems to matter a lot more than the actual results.
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Evangelical idols and ideologies
In their new books, Mike Cosper and Jeff Mikels critique evangelicalism from within. Do they go far enough?
When Superman deconstructs
Many have criticized the new film’s twist on its hero’s origin story. I found it powerfully resonant.
A sanctuary for banned stories
When truth is being cast as lies, the sacred work of storytelling is urgent.
July 27, Ordinary 17C (Luke 11:1-13)
Jesus addresses a God who is beyond the human horizon and yet part of the household.
The costs of rebellion
Andor demonstrates that Star Wars is still one of our most compelling fictional accounts of imperial power—and the various means of resisting it.
Does Jesus understand sisters? (Luke 10:38-42)
Does he really need to add the part about Mary’s choice being better?
Katy Perry and the wealthy women of space
Greed has no end, and the end of greed is resistance to every limitation—including the limitation of gravity.
The desecration of Oak Flat
Idolatry rarely turns out well for people—or for the rest of creation.
Encountering art and encountering God
For theologian Judith Wolfe, imagination is a necessary part of how we know the Divine.
Apache Stronghold’s rooted resistance
The fight to protect Oak Flat is not just about a single holy site. It is about recovering our bond with the land.
A new pope’s call to unity
I was in the second row for Pope Leo’s installation. I am cautiously optimistic about what I heard.
Hearing critical words (Amos 7:7-17)
We can and must test prophetic messages we receive.