Jesus, deeply silent, watched the flames
Arts & Culture
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Review: Why we get trapped in conflict, in our families and our politics
Amanda Ripley’s new book offers powerful advice on how to step outside the traps we all fall into when navigating situations of conflict.
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Christmas episode of ‘The Chosen’ to hit theaters in December
The director and creator Dallas Jenkins speaks about why this fresh take on the Christmas story might be especially needed now.
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Remembering Barry Lopez, lyrical travel writer and ecological prophet
In almost 20 books published over half a century, Barry Lopez always maintained a tight focus on the interconnectedness—and spiritual value—of all life, from the smallest mushroom to the largest forest.
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Adele was the soundtrack to my coming of age. But she lost me in her glitzy ‘One Night Only’ special.
Whereas once Adele’s music exuded humility, “One Night Only” showed me someone who has become so embedded in the cultural exclusivity of Hollywood that she is no longer relatable.
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A light show transforms Montreal’s Basilica of Notre-Dame and shows the beauty of Catholicism to a secular audience
Cathedrals and basilicas have become a part of urban culture and are fertile ground for creatively sharing the faith, as seen in Montreal’s Basilica of Notre-Dame.
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Willie James Jennings exposes one of academia’s greatest problems: Non-white students don’t feel like they belong.
Willie James Jennings belongs to a guild in which he never felt he belonged. How do we remake the world of theological education when it still holds up what Jennings calls “white self-sufficient masculinity” as the ideal?
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The joy and spirituality of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
I never thought choking another human could feel so akin to prayer, but here we are.
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Review: The racism in Western theological education
In his analysis of Western theological education, Willie James Jennings argues for an institution that does not replicate structures of exclusion or division, but rather reflects the image of the body of Christ.
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‘The Sopranos’ is making a comeback. Two of its themes never stopped being relevant: death and salvation.
‘The Sopranos’ is ultimately about the day when Tony Soprano will not wake up.