Can the humanities help us find intellectual, emotional and spiritual shelter during our present time of crises?
History
Posted inFaith, Short Take
What St. Paul thinks about baseball’s universal D.H.
This year, pitchers will not hit—not in the American League nor in the National League. Experts speculate this will lead to a permanent change in baseball.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
We need to do more than topple (some) statues
Massimo Faggioli: Some statues deserve toppling. But it’s not necessarily the most constructive way to build a different future.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
On Juneteenth, look to the biblical prophets and the Black Lives Matter movement
Juneteenth, when we celebrate the freedom of slaves in the United States, is a good time to reflect on ancient prophets who have much in common with today’s activists.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Irish-Americans tempted to condemn today’s protests should remember their history
Black men strung up and lynched by Irish-Americans in New York, in the midst of the Civil War. It turns the stomach to acknowledge, but the truth is unavoidable.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: When a dream of equality is deferred
Eric Foner’s new book tells a sad story: how the U.S. Supreme Court, many Southern states and Congress delayed the implementation of three important constitutional amendments for nearly a century.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: A revolutionary history
Matthew Lockwood’s new book shows how the events of the 1770s had reverberations far beyond American shores.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
What our history can teach us about finding hope in devastation
The sacrifice of those we remember this month with “our undying gratitude” will not have been in vain.
Posted inFaith, Features
Citizenship is facing an existential crisis. Can political theology help?
In a troubled time in our nation’s history, can we unite around shared commitments to freedom, human dignity and truth?
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
75 years after end of World War II in Europe, German church leaders urge peace
World War II in Europe ended on May 7, 1945, with the unconditional surrender of the German Reich. The official celebration is normally marked May 8.