The long pilgrimage of David Brooks has led him to explore Christianity and embrace a life lived in tension.
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Toni Morrison made living in this world more bearable
Morrison’s work conveyed the pain, sacrifice and trauma that exemplifies so much of the African-American experience.
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What do millennials want from religion? Three shows have the answer.
“Hadestown,” “The Good Place” and “Fleabag” tackle life’s big questions.
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Why do Catholic priests keep popping up in sci-fi?
Science fiction writers continue to turn to religious characters, imagery and ideas to sort things out.
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Questioning the narrative about the Treaty of Versailles
The treaty’s offhand attitude toward the non-European world stirred up resentments that lingered for decades.
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Kate Bowler on the spiritual myths about health
Kate Bowler talks with the hosts of “Jesuitical,” Ashley McKinless, Olga Segura and Zac Davis, and explains what her cancer diagnosis taught her about American Christianity and more.
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Review: New exhibit reminds us the Holocaust wasn’t long ago or far away
“Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away” at the Museum of Jewish Heritage speaks to the horror of the Holocaust and the courage and determination of its survivors.
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Marie Kondo’s road to a tidy (and examined) life
The queen of ‘tidying’ is captivating audiences with this question: What do you truly value?
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How I learned to love Cinco de Mayo
I used to get angry that people didn’t really know the Mexico I knew and loved. Angry at everyone who donned the sombreros and ate Taco Bell and shouted “Happy Cinco de Mayo!”
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Confessions of a Creative Writing Director
Students who read literature have done so most of their lives because of beauty, not because of literary theory.