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How J.R.R. Tolkien’s Strong Catholic Faith Influenced His Writing

How J.R.R. Tolkien’s Strong Catholic Faith Influenced His Writing

D.J. Taylor on the Role of Religion In the Author's Life and Work

By D.J. Taylor | November 3, 2026

Holiness and Hedonism: On the Contradictory Duality of American Power

Holiness and Hedonism: On the Contradictory Duality of American Power

Thaddeus Russell Explores the Legacy of the Nation’s Puritan Founding and Those Who Rebelled Against It

By Thaddeus Russell | October 22, 2026

Anand Giridharadas on How the Reverend Al Sharpton Works to Shape Narratives of Justice

Anand Giridharadas on How the Reverend Al Sharpton Works to Shape Narratives of Justice

Looking Into “Sharpton’s horizontally integrated machinery of justice seeking could be powerful.”

By Anand Giridharadas | October 16, 2026

We Banned the Soul from the Building: On AI, Spiritual Life, and Sustainable Practices for Writing

We Banned the Soul from the Building: On AI, Spiritual Life, and Sustainable Practices for Writing

“AI will improve, but it will never develop the capacity for genuine longing, grief.”

By Charlotte Donlon | October 5, 2026

Here’s what’s making us happy <em> this </em> week.

Here’s what’s making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | October 2, 2026

The Real Story of the So-Called “Witches” of England

The Real Story of the So-Called “Witches” of England

Marion Gibson on the Deadly Moral Panic of 17th-Century Britain

By Marion Gibson | September 28, 2026

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Meet Hyman Judah Schachtel, the Anti-Zionist Rabbi of Houston

By Benjamin Moser | September 22, 2026

Remembering the great Annie Dillard.

By James Folta | September 16, 2026

How the Fanatical Legion of Mary Secreted Young Girls Away to Toil in Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries

By Louise Brangan | September 4, 2026

The Jerusalem of the East: When Billy Graham Visited Pyongyang

The Jerusalem of the East: When Billy Graham Visited Pyongyang

From Jonathan Cheng’s Cundill Prize-Shortlisted Korean Messiah

By Jonathan Cheng | September 2, 2026

On the Rise of White Christian Nationalism in the US

On the Rise of White Christian Nationalism in the US

Jared Huffman Chronicles the Evolution of Right-Wing Christianity, From the Moral Majority to MAGA

By Jared Huffman | August 25, 2026

Christ’s Craft Store, Hobby Lobby, Wouldn’t Have Survived Its First Year Without the Godless Hippies

Christ’s Craft Store, Hobby Lobby, Wouldn’t Have Survived Its First Year Without the Godless Hippies

Michael Blanding on the Origins of a Box Store Behemoth

By Michael Blanding | July 24, 2026

Writing As Spiritual Practice: Inside the World of Medieval Scribes

Writing As Spiritual Practice: Inside the World of Medieval Scribes

Joel Halldorf on the Monks Who Helped Preserve Generations of Cultural Heritage

By Joel Halldorf | July 6, 2026

The Bible is now required reading for Texas public school students.

The Bible is now required reading for Texas public school students.

By Brittany Allen | June 30, 2026

Who Were the Mayflower Puritans? (And Did You Know They Came From a Town Called “Scrooby”?)

Who Were the Mayflower Puritans? (And Did You Know They Came From a Town Called “Scrooby”?)

David S. Reynolds on the Political and Religious Motivations For the Pilgrims’ Journey to America

By David S. Reynolds | June 12, 2026

How Medieval Doctors, Christian and Muslim, Treated the Black Death

How Medieval Doctors, Christian and Muslim, Treated the Black Death

Thomas Asbridge Considers the Influence of Religious Tradition on Medical Practice in the Middle Ages

By Thomas Asbridge | May 27, 2026

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