Disillusionment and the Divine
Over ten years after publishing a best-seller on spiritual practices, Lauren Winner returns to explore their characteristic damage in her latest book.
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Alexa, Hear My Prayer
Virtual assistants like Alexa are more than "digital super butlers." They tap into the human tendency to reveal ourselves in ways that mimic prayer.
Urgency of the Local: Running for Political Office in 2018
Jim Read has knocked on thousands of doors in central Minnesota with the belief that local conversations can not just win votes, but restore civic bonds.
Why Believe in God? To Live Inside a Poem
There comes a time when a theology professor is asked: Why believe? For Gerald W. Schlabach, the answer is less Pascal's Wager and more poetry.
Works-Righteousness and the Politics of Virtue Signaling
The concept of "works-righteousness" is taking a different shape than it did during Martin Luther’s day. Now, self-justification is only a tweet away.
The Score
A new poem by Ruth Johnston, in which she asks: "What if all that matters / are the live breaking moments, / like a cosmic scoring sheet"?
I Knew You Would Save Me
After being rescued from a river, Anthony Siegrist's son told him: "I knew you would save me."
Transmitting Tradition to Children
How is faith tradition transmitted to children? Read a report from 1987 that details findings from a consultation at the Collegeville Institute.
Raw Grief and Beauty
In this essay, Sue Ivany explores the sacredness and beauty in raw grief as she conducts a committal service for a man who did not want a funeral.
Peeking
A poem about seeing with "the faith of a child" by Andrew Taylor-Troutman, participant in several summer writing workshops at the Collegeville Institute.
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