How Augustine responded to the problem of evil without solving it

When we make sense of suffering, we lose our ability to protest against it.

by James K. A. Smith

Children’s books for tough conversations

We asked writers to tell us about a book for young children that provides the occasion for its readers—adults and children—to talk about large or difficult issues.

The power of somos más in Puerto Rico

A new song of liberation is born.

by Damaris D. Whittaker

A school of death

Colson Whitehead dramatizes a horrifying piece of historical reality.

by Abigail J. Paxton

“Self-interest seemed almost omnipotent” 

Langdon Gilkey’s account of his imprisonment during WWII is a study in how humans act under pressure.

by Peter W. Marty

Living by the Word for Sunday, October 20

Injustice comes with so many alibis and aliases. 

by JoAnn A. Post

How I learned to love the doctrine of total depravity

When unremitting human sin is something I expect, I can face evil without despair.

by Heidi Haverkamp

When the chapel is the most open place on campus

Virginia Woolf’s ideal university had no chapel. Mine has more than one.

Greta Thunberg’s prophetic speech at the UN Climate Action Summit

The young activist’s words were designed to disturb us and make us see ourselves as we are.