✝️ Christianity

• ⛓️The Church Kidnaps Edgardo Mortara

  A fascinating, tragic tale.

• 👨The Dangerous Myth of the Male Breadwinner

  Explore how the myth of the male breadwinner, backed by historical and academic narratives, shaped societal views on family roles and gender dynamics.

• 🔍collaborative-inquiries-in-christian-theological-anthropology

  A new project will foster interdisciplinary work — informed by both science and theology — on what it means to be human

• 📚A Browsable, Theological Treasure-Chest

  The new St. Andrews Encyclopædia of Theology hopes to make complex theological topics accessible for people of all backgrounds

• 🙏Christianity and Social Change in Contemporary Africa

  Across the continent, scholars are offering fresh insights into the dynamic role of religion in the lives of Africans

• 📚Theology and Science in Christianity and Islam

  How do you get 10,000 books into the hands of students and scholars in dozens of countries? Logistics, logistics, logistics.

• 🙏The Philosophy, Theology, and Psychology of Christian Trust in God

  Historical perspective meets cutting-edge practice in new investigations into a central but little-understood aspect of religious life

• 📜The Long Tale of ‘Brother John’

  A monk, an umbrella, an essay — and many changed lives

• 🤔Does Self-Giving Love Require an Evolutionary World? Evolutionary Theodicy in Light of the Mystical Tradition

  A harsh natural world may be a necessary condition for the practice of sacrificial love

• 🤔Theologically-Engaged Anthropology

  Anthropologists are sometimes ill-equipped to interpret the religious motivations of their subjects. A new initiative is trying to change that.

• 🎲Models of Providence - an Abrahamic inquiry

  Bridging gaps through an interfaith investigation into the problems and possibilities of randomness

• 🤔How can we discover the properties of God?

  A widely-used philosophical approach to theology may turn out to be less than perfect.

• 🙏The Spiritual, Character, and Virtue Formation of Seminarians

  Seminary training makes for better theologians and ministers. But does it make them more loving, humble, or resilient?

• 🔬Expanding Science for Seminaries

  Equipping tomorrow’s clergy to discuss scientific findings and technological advances — and the big questions they raise

• 🔬Science for Seminaries

  Equipping tomorrow’s clergy to discuss scientific findings and technological advances — and the big questions they raise

• 🎅Who Was St. Nicholas?

  Explore the origins of St. Nicholas, from a miracle-working saint to the inspiration behind Santa Claus.

• 👑Eight Things You May Not Know About Henry VIII

  Defender of the faith? Yes. Of his wives? Not so much.

• 👑Ten (Allegedly) Mad Monarchs

  Explore the outlandish tales of ten monarchs whose reigns teetered on the edge of madness, from Nebuchadnezzar's wild descent to Caligula's bizarre decrees.

• 🧤We don't believe because we don't recall

  A reflection on how our interactions with memories and artifacts shape our experience of beauty and loss, inspired by Proust's poignant insights.

• 📚Salvaje de Corazon

  A chilling reminder of the unintended consequences our cultural creations can have.

• 🙏Even if the hymns are impossible to sing

  An exploration of David Foster Wallace's complex relationship with faith and skepticism, revealing his struggles with church and belief.

• 🌿Marginalia

  Reflecting on Wendell Berry's thoughts about the importance of margins and wildness in our lives.

• 🎶The book of love is long and boring…

  A reflection on Peter Gabriel's upcoming album and its interpretation of beloved songs, highlighting the emotions they evoke.

• 🎸Monastic fantastic

  A look at the Monks, a groundbreaking band that fused punk music with monastic aesthetics in the '60s.

• 🎶That Old-Time Religion

  Quoting Al Sharpton.

• 🐣Applied semiotics

  This amusing reflection on "American-style Easter" highlights the quirky blend of commercialism and tradition.

• 🎶A dirge revival

  A reflection on the cultural decline and potential revival of traditional funeral dirges in the Volta region of northern Ghana.

• ✝️It comes from sacrifice

  This piece explores the profound connection between forgiveness and the strength of Western values.

• 🕊️Some dim dazzling trick of grace

  Reflecting on the poignant moments in Walker Percy’s _The Moviegoer_, particularly regarding faith and presence.

• 🌌To be united with the beauty that we see

  In reflecting on the essence of beauty and our connection to it, C. S. Lewis beautifully articulates a profound longing within the human spirit.

• 🤪You don’t have to be Russian, but it helps

  An exploration of the rich tradition of holy fools in both Western and Eastern Christianity, particularly highlighting the unique manifestations in Russia.

• 📚Notes from the Archbishop

  The Archbishop of Canterbury dives into the complexities of Dostoyevsky, merging literary critique and theology.

• 📖Visualizing the Bible

  An intricate visualization of Biblical cross-references created by a Carnegie-Mellon Ph.D student and a Lutheran pastor, highlighting the complexity of the data. The multicolored arc diagram displays 63,779 connections between chapters, with a bar graph illustrating the number of verses in each chapter.

• 🌍Eiffel Tower, by Mojca Vilfan

  This reflection on perspective evokes not only a visual experience but also deep connections to stories and memories.

• ✝️The only really effective apologia

  Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger reflects on the true testimonies of Christianity through the lives of saints and the beauty of art instead of mere apologetics.

• 📜¡Viva Leviticus!

  The "30-Day Leviticus Challenge" sheds light on the often overlooked significance of the Law for believers today.

• 🤔Alan Jacobs on athiests’ faith in faith

  A reflection by Alan Jacobs on the influence of secular life over religious beliefs.

• 😂Stephen Colbert interviews N.T. Wright

  Insights on humor and wit in the interview with Wright on "Life After Heaven."

• 🌍Decolonizing Harry

  Reflecting on the complexities of class, race, and intentional community living, and the struggles of pursuing simplicity and the unintended consequences of well-meaning and not-so-well-meaning ideals.

• 🎶Roaring Lambs or bleating lions?

  Exploring the complexities of Christian influence in American culture, drawing on the cultural phenomena of the late 1990s and early 2000s.