“Where might you expect to find the baptized?” asks Rowan Williams in Being Christian: Baptism, Bible, Eucharist, Prayer. “In the neighbourhood of chaos,” he replies.
Racial Justice
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Can movies like “Get Out” scare us into being better people?
Under the jump scares and the improvised weapons “Get Out” is subtle and disturbing.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Showing racial bias saves a man’s life on death row in Texas
“This decision reflects the extent to which the death penalty is racially biased and a broken policy,” said Karen Clifton,
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Do social justice documentaries just preach to the choir?
Ava DuVernay’s “13th,” a documentary about mass incarceration of African Americans nominated for an Oscar, is full of good words and bad images.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
‘I Am Not Your Negro,’ James Baldwin & Black Lives Matter: A conversation with Raoul Peck
Raoul Peck is the director of “I Am Not Your Negro,” out in theaters this Friday.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Quebec attack against Muslims shocks Canada
Police are now describing the shooting as a “lone wolf” event and report that they are not seeking other suspects.
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
Learning to live with identity politics in the age of Trump
A lesson from philosopher Charles Taylor: the key feature of modern times is pluralism.
Posted inArts & Culture
Living in James Baldwin’s America
The world is not white; white is [merely] a metaphor for power.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Your Take
Your Take: Trump’s first 100 days
We asked our readers what issues should President-Elect Donald J. Trump focus on in his first 100 days as president.
Posted inFaith
How the U.S. bishops are planning to bring peace in 2017
The church is at her absolute best when she is a bold and prophetic voice for the power of the love upon which our faith is based.