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Together, a Father and a Daughter Break a Generational Cycle of Abuse
Jameelah Lang Explores Faith, Family and the Nature of Everyday Violence
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Jameelah Lang
| December 15, 2025
What Happens When Gen Z Encounters Catullus’s Filthiest Poem?
“Reading wakes us up to love, culture, grief, war, a range of possibilities too vast to name, and also to great discomfort.”
By
Rachel DeWoskin
| December 10, 2025
The Radical Write: How a Medieval Catholic Mystic Inspired My Debut Novel
Janet Rich Edwards on Marguerite Porete and the Power of Unconventional Faith
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Janet Rich Edwards
| December 3, 2025
What Does It Mean to be Human? (According to Philosopher Alexandre Kojève)
Boris Groys on the Nothingness of Human Existence
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Boris Groys
| November 11, 2025
How Two Nuns and a Jesuit Might Persuade You to Finally Download that Dating App
Ana Garriga and Carmen Urbita on the “Close Friendship” Between 16th-Century Nun Sor Juana Inés and Vicereine María Luisa
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| November 4, 2025
Why Do Countless Cultures Believe the Dead Walk Among Us?
John Blair on the Dangerous Dead in Society
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John Blair
| October 31, 2025
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On the Rituals of My Grandmother’s Tibetan Buddhist Funeral
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Ann Tashi Slater
| October 27, 2025
Return to
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Deirdre Sugiuchi
| October 22, 2025
Why Philip Pullman’s Books Are More Important Than Ever in Speaking Truth to Power
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Aisling Walsh
| October 17, 2025
Singing For Freedom: How Those Fleeing Slavery Found New Lives in the North
Tom Zoellner on the Role of Music and Faith in the Experiences of the Formerly Enslaved
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Tom Zoellner
| October 17, 2025
What It’s Like to Live a Queer Life in the United Arab Emirates
Gaar Adams Explores the Power of Performance in Abu Dhabi, From Concerts to Karaoke Bars
By
Gaar Adams
| October 3, 2025
Who Was the Real, Historical Mary, Mother of Jesus?
James D. Tabor on the Lesser-Examined Side of a Central Figure of the Christian Faith
By
James D. Tabor
| September 30, 2025
How the Oslo Accords Fragmented Palestine and Uprooted a People
Revisiting a Turning Point in the History of Israel’s Occupation
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Literary Hub
| August 27, 2025
Between Myth and Modernity: On Persian Stories, Identity, and the US-Iran Divide
Ryan Bani Tahmaseb Considers the Enduring Wisdom of Iranian Myths
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Ryan Bani Tahmaseb
| August 22, 2025
God-Tier Books: A Personal Library of Holy Scripture
Jon Raymond Recommends Don DeLillo, Denis Johnson, Theodor Adorno and More
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Jon Raymond
| August 5, 2025
Searching For Divine Love: On the Literary Landscape of Conversion Experiences
Terry Nguyen Explores the Intersection of Faith, Desire and Belonging
By
Terry Nguyen
| July 23, 2025
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