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Matthew CluraghtyCulture

The Ancient World Had No Word for Child Abuse

The Christian revolution transformed a normal practice of the Roman world into a moral offense and a crime in the Christian world.

Case ThorpCulture

Ida B. Wells's Public Faith

Emboldened by her understanding of Christianity, Ida B. Wells walked the gospel into places where it was unwelcome.

John EhrettCultureBook Reviews

The Problem with 'Religion'

A key problem with Christian nationalist theories is that they presuppose the modernist conception of 'religion' that they ostensibly want to subvert.

Hayden NesbitCulture

Crisis and Covenant

The concept of covenant offers a helpful way out of the narrative trap in which our culture is currently stuck.

Edward SongCulture

Why Are There So Many Billionaires?

No one would choose the world we have if they didn’t know their place in society ahead of time; nor is ours a world one that the Bible would consider just.

Susan Bruxvoort LipscombCultureBook Reviews

'Institutional Poverty' in Charles Dickens and Barbara Kingsolver

Though modeled after Dickens's 'David Copperfield' Kingsolver's 'Demon Copperhead' is different in several significant and deeply American ways.

Andrew SpencerCultureTechnology

Common Life After Social Collapse

Smaje's 'Finding Light in a Dark Age' is a realistic and frank assessment of what might be required of us collectively by broad social collapse.

Jake MeadorCulture

Writers vs Content Producers

The shift from 'writer' to 'content producer' is more significant than it might at first seem and it affects more than just writers.

Hayden NesbitCultureTechnology

Polishing Kernels: Bodily Control as New Gnosis

One of the unique sicknesses of our moment is that we regard ordinary signs of aging as a mark of failure, even a lack of love and care for oneself.

Brian PellCultureMusic Reviews

Rebelling Against Nostalgia and Self-Deception

How does the sensibility of punk, with its rebelliousness and irreverence, change with age? The latest record from Joyce Manor suggests an answer.

Phil CotnoirCulture

Buildings That Preach: The 2025 World Building of the Year and the Crisis of Beauty

Why should we care that one of the world's ugliest churches just won a major architectural award? There are several reasons.

Andrew BarberCultureFilm Reviews/Hollywood

A Farewell to Cinema from a Christian Who Loves It

There was a time when film was a window into broader cultural conversations, even a form of common life. But that world has disappeared.