History
Women and the Protestant Reformation
Luther and the Reformers went to war against the evangelical counsels as ideals and as the core of a vowed, religious life. Every woman—it was […]
Articles by Amy Welborn
Essay
The spiritual witness of Flannery O’Connor
The question sometimes comes up: “Where should I start with Flannery O’Connor?” Perhaps the person posing the question has never read O’Connor at all. Or he might have encountered one of her widely anthologized stories […]
Books
Reading Silence for the first time
In a few weeks, Martin Scorsese’s long-awaited adaptation of the novel Silence will go into wide release. Scorsese’s interest in the story of 17th-century Jesuit missionaries in Japan goes back decades, and the questions it […]
Opinion
Be Joyful Or Else
A Birmingham-based writer and acquaintance of mine had a piece about mental illness and faith published in the Washington Post today. It’s very good, and I’d recommend anyone in any kind of pastoral ministry read it: The […]
Essay
Walker Percy at 100
Did you ever wake up in the morning and wonder just what has gone wrong? Yes, I know. The water runs clearly, friendly faces chat about good news, pills slaughter your germs, back seats bulge […]