In response to evil Christ-centered lament is a performative action that both acknowledges the evil and injustice present in the world and simultaneously defuses our vengeful feelings by focusing on the sacrifice of Christ.
Christians are called to be present with our neighbors in times of violence, but such presence requires more than a nod to solidarity or a word of encouragement here or there—being present requires repenting of our past failures of witness and allowing that repentance to shape us.
Brian Bork writes about the ways that America’s post 9/11 “patriotism” surfaced in cheap country pop, and how the artistry of Springsteen’s “The Rising” captured the real heart and soul of a mourning nation.
A review of Daniel Bell Jr.’s JUST WAR AS CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP: RECENTERING THE TRADITION IN THE CHURCH RATHER THAN THE STATE.
A poem by Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz that describes a non-eyewitness response to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
This interview explores the themes of the book “Subverting Global Myths,” by Vinoth Ramachandra, which investigates modern narratives of terrorism, human rights, science, and religious violence.
He was a humble man, proud of his craft. A pioneer immigrant, he had very little. But he had a skill. He was a carpenter. He built the pine boxes for the mothers, fathers, and children who didn’t always make it on the new frontier. The most difficult, I am sure, was the box for […]
Review. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. By Jonathan Safran Foer. Mariner Books, 2005. 368 pp. Extremely loud was the sound of the reception given to Jonathan Safran Foer when he illuminated everything in 2002. And it wasn’t just arcane literati crying out from the pages of obscure journals: 250,000 plus copies of Foer’s first novel were […]