How The Working Class Became Children: The Politics of Kindness in A Victorian Novel
Karen Swallow Prior on Anna Sewell’s Black Beauty March 30 marks the 200th birthday of Anna Sewell, whose only published work, Black Beauty,
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Are Humans in Crisis? The Becoming Human Podcast
MRB Interviews Editor, Samuel Loncar, about Becoming Human MRB: Your new show is called, Becoming Human: A Podcast for a Species in Crisis.
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Islamic Art History: The Myth of Secularity
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Digital Piety: The Eucharist in COVID-19
Editor’s Note: In times of crisis, many people turn to religion. In our time of trial, religion itself must shut its physical doors
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White Enough? Race in America
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Science and Human Values: An Interview with Peter Harrison
Peter Harrison in Conversation Science is one of humanity’s greatest achievements, and it affects all of us. It has changed our world and
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Poetry: Politics, Religion, and Peace. An Interview with Pádraig Ó Tuama, Part Two
This conversation was held at Niebuhr Hall, and kindly co-sponsored by Yale Divinity School and the Yale Institute for Sacred Music. We invite
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How Do Christians Practice Democracy?
Aaron Stauffer on Luke Bretherton Christian commitments make democratic politics spiritually significant. That’s why Luke Bretherton thinks Christians should to listen to their
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Diversifying Divine Providence in a Secular Age
Tyler R. Wittman on David Fergusson The strangest negotiations with fate happen on game day. What overzealous sports fan hasn’t questioned whether their
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