Sightings Articles
We Hold These Truths
An Augustinian meditation on the communal dispositions required for democracy
January 25, 2021
Symphonic Politics, Sibelius, and the Immanent Messiah
Our country cannot afford to wait for a miracle. The music of Jean Sibelius teaches us what the alternatives might look like.
January 11, 2021
The Road to Hell: Dantes Inferno and the Undermining of Trust
A late-medieval view of institutional sin
November 2, 2020
King Cotton
The United Methodist Church's roots witness against Cotton's attack on critical history
September 3, 2020
The Art of the Social Contract
The art that is helping us see the failures of America's social contract
July 20, 2020
Toppling History?
A reflection on the debate about Confederate monuments and the enduring truths that ought to guide us
July 15, 2020
In What Do We Trust?
Reflecting on what holds us together as a society that embodies justice
June 22, 2020
How Republican Politicians Get Schooled on the Bible
An investigation of the Bible study (and its teacher) influencing how Republican politicians understand the coronavirus pandemic