Religion’s Place in a Religiously Violent World
Miroslav Volf, Christianity Today
In Fear and Trembling
Br. Hyacinth Grubb, Dominicana
How Will Young People Choose Their Religions?
Emma Green, Atlantic
Not Jew-ish but a Jew
Mark Oppenheimer, Tablet
‘The Passion’: Jesus’ Final Hours as a Halftime Show
Mike Hale, New York Times
Terrence Malick’s Frustrating Film Theology
Tim Markatos, Acculturated
It’s the Character
Mona Charen, Townhall
Why Cooking Matters
Gracey Olmstead, American Conservative
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