New Articles and Books from Plough

The Great Article Book

Peter Walpot — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 Z

Coming in October 2026: A sixteenth-century Anabaptist treatise lays out church teaching on adult baptism, the Lord’s Supper, community of goods, nonviolence, participation in government, marriage, and more.

Nothing Can Separate Us

Howard Thurman — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 Z

Coming in September 2026: Wisdom for times that demand action and integrity, from the spiritual advisor to civil rights legends.

A Sure Way

Edith Stein — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 Z

Coming in April 2026: The Jewish philosopher who became a nun and died at Auschwitz guides the reader to the things that endure in times like these.

Nature Poems to See By

Julian Peters — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 Z

A fresh twist on 24 famous nature poems, these visual interpretations by comic artist Julian Peters will delight poetry lovers of all ages.

Reading Tolkien for the First Time

Algis Valiunas — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 Z

Reviewing The Tower and the Ruin: J. R. R. Tolkien’s Creation by Michael D. C. Drout, while reading The Lord of the Rings for the first time.

Everyone Is Eventually a Burden

Matthew Burdette — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 Z

As laws permitting medically assisted death advance, how will we learn to accept diminishment rather than kill ourselves?

Against Bloodshed and Violence

Eberhard Arnold — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 Z

Can followers of Jesus use violence in the face of evil and injustice?

Aurel Kolnai, Philosopher of Hatred

Nathan Beacom — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 Z

A Jewish refugee, Kolnai wrote perceptively about the nature of hate and its antidote. His ideas merit our attention today.

Elegy for Sammy Basso

Rosemarie Garland-Thomson — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 Z

The life of a young man with a rare genetic condition stretches our understanding of what it means to be human.

Mortal Flesh

Sofia Carozza — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 Z

Dissecting a cadaver taught me reverence for life and eternity.

Thérèse of Lisieux’s Little Way vs. Friedrich Nietzsche’s Big Guns

Karl Stern — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 00:00:00 Z

Two nineteenth-century contemporaries had very different views on how to live.

In the Footsteps of Saint Francis

Frank Mulder — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:00:00 Z

A vibrant Franciscan community in the Ardennes attracts young people thirsty for faith.