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Philip Shenon’s “Jesus Wept” looks at the church since World War II, with particular focus on the clerical abuse crisis and ...

Craig Revel Horwood might be part of the Strictly furniture, but he's also responsible for some of the nation’s best work in ...

The other night, two things happened that gave me great encouragement. The first was a conversation a professor shared with me that took place in his classroom. In an introductory class that gives ...

An American citizen is among the freed hostages returned to Israel from Gaza; more than 360 Palestinian prisoners released in ...

Being compassionate toward those who harmed us, and even self-compassion, is a way of staying connected to our humanity, ...

In the Beatitudes, Jesus turns the popular meaning of 'blessed' on its head.

Philosophers have always wrestled with how love can be so morally important, yet so personal and even arbitrary.