Religion

The Stations of Life: On “We Are Pilgrims: Journeys in Search of Ourselves”
A book on global pilgrimages is tone-deaf about theology but still wide-ranging and useful....
Tanjil RashidJun 7, 2020
Thou Shalt Show: On Robert Alter’s Translation of the Hebrew Bible
Tal Goldfajn pores over “The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary” by Robert Alter....
Tal GoldfajnJun 2, 2020
- Religion
- Translation
Burying Nobodaddy: What Is “God” Even Supposed to Mean?
Ed Simon looks at Philip C. Almond’s “God: A New Biography.”...
Ed SimonMay 31, 2020
- Religion
Reckoning with the Shadow Side of Life: A Conversation with Lynn Casteel Harper
Lynn Casteel Harper reimagines the end of life....
Belle BoggsMay 16, 2020
The Things We Love
A gallery of portraits of a Sephardic Jewish family in the 20th century....
Sarah Abrevaya Stein, Esmé ShapiroMay 9, 2020
The Father, the Son, and the Terrible Husband: On Amanda Michalopoulou’s “God’s Wife”
If God were one of us, just as bad of a husband as most of us....
Mary RaffanApr 2, 2020
Reading Voltaire in Damascus?
Nile Green is enlightened by “Enlightenment on the Eve of Revolution: The Egyptian and Syrian Debates” by Elizabeth Suzanne Kassab....
Nile GreenMar 23, 2020
Goodness Is a Triumph: On Ed Simon’s “Furnace of this World; Or, 36 Observations about Goodness”
Nick Ripatrazone enters "Furnace of this World; Or, 36 Observations about Goodness," a recently published book by Ed Simon....
Nick RipatrazoneMar 20, 2020
- Memoir
- Religion
We Need to Resacralize the World
Michael S. Roth considers "Religion as We Know It" by Jack Miles and "The Lost Art of Scripture" by Karen Armstrong....
Michael S. RothMar 16, 2020
- Religion
Condemned to Salvation: Considering Universalism with David Bentley Hart
On "That All Shall Be Saved: Heaven, Hell, and Universal Salvation" by David Bentley Hart....
Ed SimonFeb 15, 2020
- Religion
Abandoning Your Religion
Tucker Coombe reviews "Leaving the Witness" and "Unfollow: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church."...
Tucker CoombeFeb 9, 2020
- Memoir
- Religion
An Explosive Issue: On Atalia Omer’s “Days of Awe”
Atalia Omer's "Days of Awe' offers a deeply personal and well-informed ethnographic study....
Shaul MagidFeb 8, 2020
- Politics and Economics
- Religion
A Nod to Nostalgia: A Conversation Between Josh Kun and Sarah Abrevaya Stein
Josh Kun and Sarah Abrevaya Stein discuss the ties that bind....
Josh KunJan 29, 2020
The Other Buddha: On “Two Buddhas Seated Side by Side: A Guide to the Lotus Sūtra”
Nilanjan Bhowmick reviews “Two Buddhas Seated Side by Side: A Guide to the Lotus Sūtra,” a new book from Donald S. Lopez Jr. and Jacqueline Stone....
Nilanjan BhowmickJan 26, 2020
- Religion
The Word as Image: On “How to Read Islamic Calligraphy”
Emily Neumeier reviews "How to Read Islamic Calligraphy," a recent book from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and curator Maryam D. Ekhtiar....
Emily NeumeierJan 22, 2020
Martin Luther King Jr., the Civil Rights Movement, and American Jews
Peter Dreier surveys the long history of the black-Jewish alliance for civil rights....
Peter DreierJan 18, 2020
- Politics and Economics
- Religion
Why Religion?: An Exchange
David E. Cooper reviews Rupert Shortt's "Does Religion Do More Harm Than Good?," and Shortt responds....
David E. Cooper, Rupert ShorttJan 13, 2020
- Religion
Hindutva and the Academy: A Conversation with Divya Dwivedi
Krithika Varagur talks to Divya Dwivedi about the roots of Hindu nationalism, and whether a heterodox India can survive it....
Krithika VaragurJan 8, 2020
Yearning for Transcendence
Rachel Howard reviews Sands Hall’s memoir of her seduction by and escape from Scientology....
Rachel HowardDec 31, 2019
- Memoir
- Religion
One Nation, Not Under God
Stephen Rohde reviews "The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism is Un-American" by Andrew L. Seidel....
Stephen RohdeDec 29, 2019
Ultra Soft Power
Paul J. D’Ambrosio reviews Roel Sterckx’s “Ways of Heaven: An Introduction to Chinese Thought.”...
Paul J. D’AmbrosioDec 29, 2019
Rewriting the Book of Love
Erik Gray reviews "Love: A New Understanding of an Ancient Emotion" by Simon May....
Erik GrayDec 22, 2019
- Philosophy
- Religion
Dave Barry and the Jews
It’s funny, yes, but is it good for the Jews?...
Dan FriedmanDec 15, 2019
- Nonfiction
- Religion
Starting Over: On Amber Scorah’s “Leaving the Witness”
Katie Gaddini reviews “Leaving the Witness: Exiting a Religion and Finding a Life,” the debut memoir from Amber Scorah....
Katie GaddiniDec 15, 2019
- Religion
- Translation