Sightings Articles
How Not to Be a Feckless Moral Hustler
A topsy-turvy story from the Zhuangzi shows up the limits of noble intentions...
April 12, 2021
Islamo-Leftism and Hope, Faith, and Charity in Modern France
Those demanding adherence to secularism would do well to remember the Christian theological virtues...
April 8, 2021
Raphael Warnock and the Ongoing Legacy of Black Liberation Theology
The myth of a monolithic Black theology at the heart of political scare tactics...
April 5, 2021
Creating a Just Memory of the Pandemic
The importance of community art for processing our collective trauma...
April 1, 2021
Time, Plague, and Politics at Passover
A new administration, a new pace for the news cycle, and a very old truth...
March 29, 2021
The Unity of Opposites: Political Theology and the Common Good
Jewish mysticism offers wisdom for modern politics...
March 25, 2021
Dying in America
The notion of the sublime can help us understand the magnitude of the pandemic's toll – and pushes us to rethink our approach to death....
March 22, 2021
How to Throw a Party in a Pandemic
Pastoral reflections on sharing good news in difficult times...
March 18, 2021
Thoreau's Ethics of Delight
Walden's religious quest for justice in a life of simple pleasures...