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The Early Church’s Prayer Book

Sing a New Song traces the influence of the Psalms on men and women in medieval Europe from the sixth to the 16th century.

Richard Bauckham’s Comfort in Affliction

The Blurred Cross is a rare glimpse into the soul and experience of a man of deep faith as he encounters a life-changing crisis.

Horrors and Human Justice

The relationship between naive American psychologist Douglas Kelley and Reichmarshall Hermann Göring captures the psychological drama at Nuremberg’s heart.

An Indissoluble Bond

Shawn Strout is clearly and decisively on the side of preserving Holy Baptism as the sacrament of inclusion and Holy Eucharist as the sacrament of nourishment for Christ’s body.

Why Frankenstein Prefers Monsters over Men

Slowly, the movie transforms the brutal monster into an empathetic being seeking justice.

Should Full Communion Still Be the Goal?

The voice of a new generation of ecumenical theologians in the United States, Eugene Schlesinger provides a groundbreaking response to the past two generations of ecumenists.

An Anglo-Catholic Liberal

Gladstone was a political colossus. He was also a committed and devout Christian, whose faith imbued every aspect of his personal, family, and public life.

Giving DeKoven His Due

Like John Keble in England, James DeKoven had a national influence despite being far from the centers of power.

Deacons: An Essential Order

This valuable collection of essays reflects a newer generation of diaconal studies that draw upon ecumenical and intercultural perspectives to promote a reenvisioned diaconate.

Cathedral Graffiti, Ancient and Modern

This paradox of “official outsiderdom” tends to hollow out, or at least relativize, the project’s desire to present the “lone voice” or “marginalized.”

Whose Kingdom Come?

Historian Philip Jenkins: “Empires are an inescapable component in the making, remaking, and rethinking of the world’s faiths.”

‘State of Grace’: What the Church Can Learn from Taylor Swift

The pop maven's shows echo the rhythms of church life: shared symbols, call-and-response, a sense of belonging.

Variety and Drama in German Art Song

Fatma Said’s rich, expressive voice shines in this repertoire. What she may lack in superstar technique, she more than makes up for in color and drama.

Resistance and Responsibility

This exhibition reveals how artist Ben Shahn retained a position as both an outsider and an insider to multiple art world and political discourses simultaneously.

An Unlikely Nun Finds Her People

Sister Monica Clare, formerly Claudette Monica Powell, entered the Community of St. John Baptist in 2012 and was elected the sister superior in 2019.

Eddington Sees America as a Land Without Grace

Ari Aster’s latest film represents the frightening realities of an America where no one wants to listen to anyone else, which is frightening.

Unreasonable Grace

To David Zahl, “Grace is the Big Relief at the heart of Christianity. When grace is downplayed or qualified, faith turns into a project and then a burden.”

‘Decreasing as Christ Increases’

An interview with musician Rob Withem, and a review of the album I Felt Called.

In New Orleans, a Jazz Musician Sings Through the Psalms

A jazz musician in the Diocese of Louisiana presents the psalms in the way it was intended: as a form of music.

Art as a Way to God

The authors make a case for a church in which art in general, and the visual arts in particular, are part of congregational life.

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