The Coronavirus Choice We’re Not Talking About
Is this a time to mostly get through and distract ourselves until we can get back to normal? Or are there precious adjustments this challenge could prompt us all to make?
Category: Editorials
Disagreeing Without Death Threats
When strong disagreements take place publicly, it’s no longer surprising when death threats occur – on both sides. Why is that? And what will it take to preserve space for productive disagreement in the days ahead?
Christian Love, Secular Progress, and Holistic Higher Education
Nietzsche once suggested Christianity is vulnerable to appropriation by lofty humanitarian aspirations. Are we falling into that tendency unawares?
The Democratization of the Saints
For most in the world, the word “saint” signals something unreachable by mere humans. That’s not how Latter-day Saints see it, though.
Kumbaya Without Holding Hands
Will we continue the patterns of contempt and division in this new America? Or will we reach for something better?
Working from Home? Let Me Show You the Ropes
As the coronavirus pandemic is spreading throughout the world, working from home is becoming the new norm — but will it change how we interact?
Five Steps Towards More Confidence Against Coronavirus
COVID-19 precautions are all important. Yet chronic stress is well known to decrease immunity. Here are five ways to reassure and encourage a fearful public.
Bites of the Best Books: March 2020
Five books that contain sentences, paragraphs, and pages full of unique ideas that move our minds, touch our hearts, and fill our souls with light.
Tolerance for Me But Not for Thee
Tolerance must have its limits, but what should those limits be? Thinkers on the right and left have come to very different conclusions.
What Does a Marxist Think of Bernie? Q&A with Arthur Peña
Bernie Sanders’ campaign has raised many questions about socialism, communism and even Marx. What does an unabashed, thoughtful Marxist think of it all?
Is it Time for Culture Warriors to Lay Down Their Swords?
As religiosity wanes in society, fighting more and more may not be the answer—especially not compared to the power of Christian service and ministry itself.
Anger and the Modern Prophetic Voice
Along with scientific and historical reasons for concern, the words of modern prophets have consistently warned about the destructive potential of unbridled anger.
