Cover to Cover
Coffee table treasures
Most books are easy for me to give away. Not beautiful books about biblical manuscripts or Martin Luther’s legacy.
Serpents and salvation
Glimpses into the faith of snake-handling holiness Christians
A child’s faith before and after Sandy Hook
Tain Gregory was new to Sandy Hook Elementary School when the mass shooting happened, but the faith that helped him respond had been a long time in the making.
The Boston Declaration and God’s monstrous entourage
People do terrible things. So does the biblical God. Is there value in naming those things?
Theophany on the train
How I found the gospel while reading about an academic conference
A novel that shows the power of #MeToo
Winnie M Li’s story of sexual assault is hard to read. That’s precisely why it’s so important.
No innocent fable
Should I tell my first-grader about the racist, imperialist, and misogynist legacies I detect in the book she's reading?
Prepare the way of the Lord
When we live in God’s grace, the distinction between wilderness and city collapses.
Diamonds in the Dead Sea
Salty water stings, but it also heals.
Who are the Hashemites?
The etymology is uncertain, but the meaning is clear.
St. Francis, holy fool
What the countercultural barefoot preacher means for Christians today
Five reasons Hillary Clinton’s new book is worth reading—and three reasons it’s worth critiquing
What Happened matters. Here’s why.
The autumn of our discontent
As leaves fall from the trees, Ali Smith helps us fall into the dreams and fears of her characters.
Fashion-forward faith
Muslim women’s clothing reveals—and shapes—culture, politics, and piety.
Robert Jenson and the search for the divine feminine
Jens was never unkind to me, perhaps because I was the rare chemistry major who asked questions about God while showing enthusiasm for Barth.
Philosophy and parody in a murder mystery
Laurent Binet's latest novel is at once a lecture, a detective story, and an exploration of the limits of fiction.
Is popularity the goal?
Jesus wants us to be likable—but more importantly, he wants us to love.
In the face of violent white supremacy, how should I respond?
I was invited to an interfaith solidarity service. Instead I spent the day reading Congressman John Lewis's graphic novel trilogy about the civil rights movement.
Let there be invisible light
The universe is filled with light that we cannot see.
The art of (Jewish) pastoral counseling
This book taught me about phylacteries. More importantly, it taught me about myself.