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River landscape with dense trees, mountains in background, a glowing angel on shore, and two figures in a boat.
Is Anything Supernatural?
What earthworms, humans, and angels have in common.
Andrew Davison
Essay
Arched stained glass window with colorful religious figures and angel motifs in a stone building.
The Matter of Angels
How do angels fit into the Christian cosmos – and how do they relate to us?
Alison Milbank
Essay
Sunlight shining behind a cross atop a stone church roof with a pointed window beneath.
Preaching with Power
When you set out to proclaim the gospel, spare us your personal anecdotes and opinions.
Fleming Rutledge
Interview
Monk in black robe levitates near tree with two monks watching from wooden balcony.
Miracles Are Not Magic
For saints who flew, miracles came as a byproduct of holiness.
Carlos Eire
Interview
Small town with stone and brick houses surrounded by dense greenery and forest under a cloudy sky.
André Trocmé in His Own Words
In his newly published memoir, the French pastor tells how his village offered sanctuary to thousands of Jews facing deportation to concentration camps.
André Trocmé
Personal History

Insights

Ancient rock painting depicting a human figure with outstretched arms in brown and orange hues.
On Angels
The medieval saint Bernard of Clairvaux and the Jesuit martyr Alfred Delp remind us that our unseen guardians are always near.
Alfred Delp
Bernard of Clairvaux
Reading
Abstract painting of four human-like figures in earthy tones on textured background.
On Divine Nature
The church father Augustine of Hippo and Irish priest Herbert McCabe help us recognize the sacred all around us.
Herbert McCabe
Augustine of Hippo
Reading
Herd of black-and-white goats grazing on dry terrain with a man standing nearby under clear sky.
Meeting the Man in White
In the Horn of Africa, the world is alive with mischievous jinn, shining angels, and unexpected dreams of a good shepherd.
Rachel Pieh Jones
Personal History
Sunset sky with orange and pink hues seen through four-paned window with dark interior walls.
The Case of Gottliebin Dittus
In a Black Forest village, a pastor battled demons and witnessed miracles.
Charles E Moore
Essay
Abstract painting of a red building with arched windows against a blue and green background.
The Politics of Pagan Christianity
Today’s nationalist Christians should heed the message of the anti-Nazi theologian Henri de Lubac.
James R Wood
Essay
Three figures with long hair and robes, praying and looking at a large ethereal hand reaching down.
Am I a Christian if I Don’t Have Spiritual Experiences?
Christians often desire ecstatic encounters with the divine. But not everyone has them.
Benjamin Crosby
Essay
Man tending a smoking barbecue grill while boy and woman nearby in a driveway outside a brick house.
Your Friends Are Not in Your Phone
Like many educators, I dread another school year with AI. But a greater threat lurks close at hand.
Mary Townsend
Essay

Web Exclusives

Medieval-style painting of a man in an orange cap with a gray winged devil whispering in his ear.
Deliver Us from the Evil One
The devil was more than a metaphor for early Christians.
Gabrielle Thomas
Painting of a man in a brown suit with a mustache, flanked by a ship and a castle with a dragon illustration.
The Fantasy World of John Masefield
Masefield’s novels are a glorious hodgepodge of boat voyages, witch covens, flying cars, gun battles with gangsters, talking cats, and time travel.
Boze Herrington
Man raising both hands in a crowd during an event or gathering indoors.
Strange Gifts of the Spirit
What might other Christians learn from Pentecostalism?
Sarah Killam Crosby

Arts & Letters

Cartoon of God with white beard pointing and Jesus smiling with text about a five year plan offer.
Mary Karr’s “The Voice of God”
Comic artist Julian Peters visualizes God on city sidewalks.
Julian Peters
Mary Karr
Comic
Religious icon painting of a saint with a golden halo holding a red flame with a white dove inside.
The Left Hand of Saint Teresa
This poem is the winner of Plough’s 2025 Rhina Espaillat Poetry Award.
Gail White
Poem
Close-up of a box filled with assorted buttons of various colors, sizes, and shapes.
Button Box
This poem is a finalist for Plough’s 2025 Rhina Espaillat Poetry Award.
Midge Goldberg
Poem
Close-up of an ornate gold mechanical watch movement with intricate engravings and blue screws.
John Harrison to His Creation H4
This poem is a finalist for Plough’s 2025 Rhina Espaillat Poetry Award.
Daniel Galef
Poem
Close-up of an older woman with blue eyes wearing a white headscarf with embroidered flowers.
Mothers of Srebrenica
Thirty years later, genocide survivors still unearth bones.
Hannah Rose Thomas
Rachel Miner
Portfolio
Book cover of 'Daughters of Palestine' by Leyla K. King featuring three girls in vintage attire.
Daughters of Palestine
A review of Leyla K. King’s Daughters of Palestine: A Memoir in Five Generations.
Nicole Schrag
Editors’ Pick
Book cover of Portraits of a Mother by Shūsaku Endō with a dotted face illustration on blue background.
Portraits of a Mother
A review of Shūsaku Endō’s Portraits of a Mother: A Novella and Stories.
Joy Marie Clarkson
Editors’ Pick
Book cover of Angels in the Cellar showing grapes and leaves with a house and tree illustration.
Angels in the Cellar
A review of Peter Hahn’s Angels in the Cellar: Notes from a French Vineyard.
Ian Barth
Editors’ Pick