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Power and Resistance in the Catholic Church: A Reading List

Power and Resistance in the Catholic Church: A Reading List

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By Mary Jo McConahay | April 6, 2023

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Sarah Bakewell on Posthumanism, Transhumanism, and What it Actually Means to Be “Human”

“Will machine minds ever acquire anything like our ability to have thoughts of seriousness and depth?”

By Sarah Bakewell | April 5, 2023

Heroic DC library staff trolls all-star conservative story hour with LGBTQ display.

Heroic DC library staff trolls all-star conservative story hour with LGBTQ display.

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Dr Ben Alderson-Day on the Strange Science and True Stories of the Unseen Other

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By Keen On | March 21, 2023

Appropriating Their Way Into Existence: How Black Writers Upended Autofiction

Appropriating Their Way Into Existence: How Black Writers Upended Autofiction

DK Nnuro on the Power of Mimicry and Subversion in the Black Literary Tradition

By DK Nnuro | March 15, 2023

The Gift of Holy Tongues: On Being the Bass Player for Evangelism

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“We learned to see ourselves as the lone heroes of our own epic dramas.”

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