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Books to Read, Movies to Watch

Although reading for pleasure is on the decline in the US, here are some recommendations of both films and books to shape the mind and heart.

Resources on Romans for Working Preachers

Preachers should be ready to engage with and draw on Romans. Here's some resources for busy clergy to dig into Paul's letter.

The Sons of the Gods: Attention Economy & Technology

The attention economy and its most recent births—algorithmic social media and AI—look more demonic than angelic.

‘I Absolve You’: The Grammar of Sin & Forgiveness in the Anglican Tradition

Not all confessions are the same. Not all absolutions are the same. But this is good news.

Body Image

Medical science has the ability to transform bodies, often for the good. But how we perceive the body is of utmost consequence.

City of God—St. Augustine’s Political Psychology

In his City of God, Augustine offers a subtle and unsettling, civil diagnosis: political orders are built not on ideas but on loves.

A Liturgical Theology of Preaching: Series Roundup

Preaching connects God's word to God's people gathered. It is a work of pastoral care and a declaration of the Good News.

A Liturgical Theology of Preaching—Preaching as Pastor

Sermons are an act of pastoral care, biblical exegesis, and leadership. This essay concludes a series on a liturgical theology of the sermon.

The Last Word—Tapestries of the Apocalypse

Fourteenth-century tapestries, abandoned but rediscovered centuries later, tell the story of John’s Revelation.

Is the Post-COVID Bounce Over? The Episcopal Church’s Numbers

The Episcopal Church remains 25 percent smaller than it was pre-COVID. The post-COVID bounce that raised attendance in 2022 and 2023 is over.

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