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Article Senses of Possibility Layli Long Soldier’s poetry replies to the U.S. government’s apology to Native Americans and Julia Cameron offers concrete tools for fostering creativity By Ellen B. Koneck December 5, 2017 Poetry Books
Article Rhyming Pages During this trying year, a collection of poetry that people—young and old—can simply enjoy By Sarah Ruden December 4, 2017 Poetry
Article The Böckenförde Paradox Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde’s work bridges some of the current divisions in our church and our politics By Michael J. Hollerich November 27, 2017 Ethics Theology
Article Pope Francis’s Supporters Should Make Themselves Heard Those who support Pope Francis’s leadership tend to keep a fairly low profile compared to his critics By Rita Ferrone November 24, 2017 Pope Francis U.S. Catholicism Columnists
Article There’s a risk that Democrats will succumb to ideological groupthink Slow Down on Single Payer By J. Peter Nixon November 21, 2017 Health Care Domestic Affairs
Feature Christians & the Death Penalty If the death penalty seems a just and proportionate response to willful murder, so what? That’s not a Christian view of reality By David Bentley Hart November 16, 2017 Books War and Peace Ethics Capital Punishment
Article The Rich Keep Themselves Rich Tax cuts and offshore loopholes should not allow the wealthy to evade their responsibility for the public good By The Editors November 14, 2017 Editorial Economy Ethics Social Justice Donald Trump Domestic Affairs
Article Christmas Critics What our Christmas Critics read this year By The Editors December 1, 2017 Books
Article Mad Men & the Just Man Alasdair MacIntyre asks, “Can we explain our actions, to ourselves or others, by saying what desire they satisfy?” By Edward Skidelsky November 29, 2017 Books Ethics Secularism and Modernity
Article Welcome to Our House Advent and Christmas reading from the frontier By Mollie Wilson O’Reilly November 20, 2017 Books
Article Funk-Busting Books Three kinds of books for the world- and word-weary By Bria Sandford November 20, 2017 Books
Article Peace-seekers today face an opportunity A Right Not to Fight By Bernard G. Prusak November 20, 2017 War and Peace Ethics
Article Revelations Here & Abroad A coming-of-age tale, Americans abroad, Frank Sinatra’s genius, and the how and why of belief By Paul Baumann November 20, 2017 Books Music
Article An Art of Life Carvaggio’s extraordinary painting changes an ordinary life, while Karl Ove Knausgård’s ordinary life makes extraordinary literature By Ingrid D. Rowland November 20, 2017 Books Arts
Article Nope to Hope Ta-Nahisi Coates argues that racism–more than class, non-voters, stupidity, and unemployment–is fundamental to Trump’s victory By Margaret O'Brien Steinfels November 20, 2017 Books Barack Obama Race Donald Trump Columnists Domestic Affairs
Article Letters | Resisting racism, Christian activism, etc. Readers respond to the editorial about events in Charlottesville, and the editors reply By The Editors November 20, 2017 Letters
Poetry Poem | American Émigré The cities we’ll build on the ruin of other cities will shimmer & shine before they fall By John Sibley Williams November 20, 2017 Poetry
Poetry Poem | C 54 To the dirt that no longer moves / you offer a mask the way a flower / over and over is readied for mornings By Simon Perchik November 20, 2017 Poetry
Article A Walk in the Woods Where was—where is—the Whatever to make it all okay? By Betsy Johnson-Miller November 14, 2017 Spirituality