Books
Making Spirituality Safe for Evangelicals
D. Bruce Hindmarsh’s The Spirit of Early Evangelicalism: True Religion in a Modern World. By Brett Malcolm Grainger
A Physicist on ‘Absolutes’ and ‘Relatives’
A Q&A with MIT physicist Alan Lightman on his book Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine. By Robert Israel
The Rise of ‘Spiritual but Not Religious’ Is a Story of Hope
Since the 2016 election, teaching Andrew Delbanco’s The Real American Dream and Catherine L. Albanese’s A Republic of Mind and Spirit has become more relevant and constructive, as this religious studies professor has come to view the rise of the spiritual but not religious as a story of hope. By Darryl Caterine
A Christian Pilgrim Along the Buddhist Way
S. Mark Heim’s Crucified Wisdom: Theological Reflection on Christ and the Bodhisattva. By Francis X. Clooney, S.J.
How Khmer Buddhists Reconstructed Identity and Community in the U.S.
Carol A. Mortland’s Cambodian Buddhism in the United States. By Chipamong Chowdhury
C. E. Morgan Takes the Reins
The Sport of Kings, by C. E. Morgan, is an ambitious interracial saga obsessed with the power of stories. By Ingrid Norton
Jewish Creators, Resonant Themes: Comics as Midrash
The superhero comic book and the graphic novel were both Jewish inventions. By Hillary Chute and Emmy Waldman
Savoring the Biblical Origins of Jewish Food
A Q&A with Joan Nathan on her latest cookbook, King Solomon’s Table: A Culinary Exploration of Jewish Cooking from Around the World. By Robert Israel
Pinpointing the Exodus from Egypt
An edited chapter from איך נולד התנ”ך [How The Bible Was Born]. By Israel Knohl
An Alternative Theology of Destruction: Aligning with Suffering Jewish Flesh
A review of Julia Watts Belser’s Rabbinic Tales of Destruction: Gender, Sex, and Disability in the Ruins of Jerusalem. By Miriam-Wimma Walfish