As a Christian, I am increasingly aware of the all things that aren’t God but that we tend to worship nonetheless. On the top of this list of idolatry is the place of the nation-state. We know with our hearts and minds that the United States is not God, but I don’t think we’ve learned […]
A poem inspired by a photograph taken in Haiti, five days after the 2006 election of Rene Preval.
This essay considers political disenchantment as an act of religious engagement.
In this spoken-word poem, Matthew Brouwer riffs on his ideal presidential candidate, a leader who knows the blues.
In this essay, Matt Jensen recommends Amy E. Black’s “Beyond Left and Right: Helping Christians Make Sense of American” as an objective Christian primer to politics in 2008.
In this interview, Andy Crouch discusses the concepts from his latest book, “Culture Making,” especially in the context of the U.S. presidential election.
In this interview, Charles Taylor discusses how his findings as part of the Quebec Commission square with the analysis of contemporary society set forth in “A Secular Age,” addressing such topics as secularism, accommodation, Islamophobia, and the politics of mobilization.
Part I of the Taylor/Kuipers interview can be found here. Part II of the Taylor/Kuipers interview can be found here.
In this interview, Charles Taylor discusses how his findings as part of the Quebec Commission square with the analysis of contemporary society set forth in “A Secular Age,” addressing such topics as secularism, accommodation, Islamophobia, and the politics of mobilization.
In this interview, award-winning poet and best-selling author Kathleen Norris discusses humor, Kevin Smith films, discernment of lust, the election, her hopes for the future, and her new book “Acedia and Me.”