Anathea Portier-Young

Anathea Portier-Young is assistant professor of Old Testament at Duke University Divinity School.

Article

Our Community, Our Choice

By Anathea Portier-Young

October 6, 2008

The Last Word

Abortion

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The problem is not really that we can’t focus. The problem is that we can’t prioritize.

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100 Years of Christmas

From Chesterton and Merton to 'Jingle Bell' Mass and 'In Bruges'—a selection of Christmas writing from our first 100 years.

The Editors

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