Francesca Aran Murphy

An Avant-garde Theological Generation:  The Nouvelle Théologie and the French Crisis of Modernity by jon kirwan oxford, 336 pages, $94 Jon Kirwan presents the Nouvelle Théologie as a movement with three successive generations of leaders: those directly involved in the Dreyfus Affair and the . . . . Continue Reading »

The Beginning of Politics: Power in the Biblical Book of Samuelby moshe halbertal and stephen holmesprinceton, 232 pages, $27.95 Jews and Christians ought to be proud of having a Bible that contains pro-God and anti-God material. Not many religions can boast of sacred scriptures that provide support . . . . Continue Reading »

Memory is often a powerful means of awakening the religious sense. Continue Reading »

How does acting—a form of hypocrisy—fit within a biblical vision of morality? Continue Reading »

At the heart of Catholicism is an experience—the experience of active and personal grace in the sacrament of reconciliation. Continue Reading »

Even in a churchless family, the build-up of present-buying leading to Christmas can bear a wealth of eschatological meaning.  Continue Reading »

To be a human soul is to be an embodied soul, and that featherless, biped condition is the best equipment for worship. Continue Reading »

Why has “It’s a religion” replaced “It’s bad form” as a rhetorical disparagement? Continue Reading »

Neither Christianity nor Judaism is actually a “religion of the Book”—both regard scripture as a secondary witness to something infinitely greater, namely, the presence of God with his people.  Continue Reading »

If “theology” means “faith seeking understanding,” and “faith” is not being used subjectively, then there is no theology outside Christianity. Continue Reading »