New CC content on Palestinian Christianity, Catholic integralism, poetic liturgy, and more.
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** A powerful interview
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One of the best parts of my job is that I get to connect with our readers. This happens in our magazine’s Letters & Comments section, my weekly Zoom calls ([link removed]) , and right here in replies to the Editors’ Picks emails. I love these opportunities because I so enjoy the ideas we publish and the people who write and read them. Thank you to those of you who engage!
I can tell you, unequivocally, that no recent topic has prompted as many passionate emails from our readers as the war in Gaza. Many of you have expressed a particular desire to learn more about what Palestinian Christians are experiencing on the ground. Today I am excited to share with you a sobering but insightful interview ([link removed]) with Bethlehem pastor and theologian Munther Isaac.
Plus scroll down for more great content, including an exploration of the poetic possibilities of liturgy ([link removed]) , a primer on a movement called Catholic integralism ([link removed]) , a new episode of the Queering Contemplation podcast ([link removed]) , and more.
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** Palestinian and Christian in a violent time ([link removed])
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“My challenge as a pastor and theologian in Palestine is to make the Christian faith relevant and useful, to contextualize our message so it brings hope to our people rather than false optimism.”
Elizabeth Palmer interviews Munther Isaac
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** The poetic space of the liturgy ([link removed])
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“We often confuse the more formal elements at the liturgy’s periphery with the poetry and mystery at its center. As a result, we consecrate the wrong thing.”
by Mary Barnett
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** Faith at the expense of freedom ([link removed])
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“Where do the new Catholic integralists—in the news thanks in part to the affiliations of J. D. Vance—fit in the history of Western Christianity? And how are they reshaping American politics according to their medieval predilections?”
by Rebecca Bratten Weiss
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** In the Lectionary for September 1 (Ordinary 22B) ([link removed])
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Jesus warns that the real danger lies within our minds and hearts.
by Katie Van Der Linden
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** Queering mystical theology with James Staples ([link removed])
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“All reality is queer. ... The color blue can’t be captured in our description of the color blue, so it always exceeds that reality.”
podcast episode by Cassidy Hall
** The puzzle at the heart of Mormonism ([link removed])
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Historian Richard Lyman Bushman investigates his own tradition’s most mysterious miracle.
Grant Wacker reviews Joseph Smith’s Gold Plates
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