Following Jesus at the End of Empire

Roberto Che Espinoza, a Trans activist, theologian, and pastor reflects on what Alfred, New York, has taught him about following Jesus at the end of the US empire and amid the political crises of a second Trump presidency.

Politics and Religion in Election Year 2024

“These two developments in labor and religion would be misunderstood if they were seen primarily as matters of party politics,” writes Joerg Rieger in a reflection on the upcoming 2024 Presidential Election.

Cataloging the Zines of the Christian Left

Jeromiah Taylor profiles The Anvil Library, a digital collection and curation of radical Christian zines, in search of strategies for embodying the ideals of the Christian left.

The Meaning of Poetry in the Modern World

Matt McManus reviews the colossal new book by philosopher Charles Taylor, “Cosmic Connections: Poetry in the Age of Disenchantment,” a messy and beautiful exploration of the attempt made by modern poets to find meaning amidst the modern world.

The Political Theology of Milton Friedman

Milton Friedman’s ideas continue to exercise a profound influence on our political and economic imagination. On the sixtieth anniversary of Capitalism and Freedom, Adam Kotsko explores the uncanny relationship between Friedman’s neoliberalism and Christian theology.