Domus Magna: The Enduring Power of the Psalms – By David W. Stowe
David W. Stowe on Susan Gillingham’s Jewish and Christian Approaches to the Psalms Psalm 137 is one of the more ubiquitous psalms in
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The Memphis Kneel-ins and the Desegregation of the Southern Church – By Phillip Luke Sinitiere
Phillip Luke Sinitiere on Stephen R. Haynes’s The Last Segregated Hour Recent panel discussions, colloquia, documentaries, and books have been celebrating pivotal moments in the
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Hobbits as Heroes
Clark Elliston on Christina Gschwandtner’s Postmodern Apologetics? The popularity of the fantasy genre, perhaps more than any other medium, illustrates the human desire for transcendence.
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MaddAddamology: Restoring Eden with God’s Gardeners
James McGrath on Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam Triology Margaret Atwood’s dystopian MaddAddam trilogy explores the human potential to use science to redefine what it
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Steelers Nation and the Seriously Religious Side of Football – By Arthur Remillard
Arthur Remillard on the religious devotion of football fans The Pittsburgh Steelers nearly broke Terry O’Neill’s heart. On January 15, 2006, O’Neill went
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An Interview with Till Schauder, Director of The Iran Job
Schauder takes us behind his new film The Iran Job is a documentary film about American basketball player Kevin Sheppard, who is signed to
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Lies, Damned Lies, and Patristics†
David Lincicum on Bart Ehrman’s Forgery and Counterforgery When John Mearsheimer investigated lying in international politics, what he found surprised him. Conventional wisdom
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In What Sense Were the Rabbis Roman?
Ishay Rosen-Zvi on Hayim Lapin’s Rabbis as Romans Pinchas Kehati used to say that he toiled doubly over his popular commentary on the
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Plato, Bakhtin, and the Rabbis Meet Again
Eva Kiesele on Jenny Labendz’s Socratic Torah Confusion often precedes the discovery of truth. The process goes something like this. I hold a
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To Whom is the Qur’an Addressed? – By Whitney S. Bodman
Whitney S. Bodman responds to Rachel Friedman I appreciate the effort involved in Rachel Friedman’s review of my new book, but I would
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