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The post-Catholic Joyce

Filtered through my deconstructed Catholic faith, Ulysses holds up surprisingly well.

by Rebecca Bratten Weiss
Readers Write

Essays by readers: Stretch

We gave our readers a one-word writing prompt: “Stretch.”
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Latino Episcopalians in the spotlight with Gutiérrez presiding bishop nomination

by Aleja Hertzler-McCain
Voices

What’s special about a church building?

How many buildings do we pass by in our daily lives where we could simply walk in, sit down, and participate?
by Brian Bantum
From the Editors

A crushing lack of humanity

Both Apple’s “Crush” ad and Catholic Answers’ AI priest alarmed people. There’s some hope in that reaction.

Books

Books in review

The stories I needed growing up

I’m excited about the direction of AAPI children’s fiction.
by Liuan Huska

Twin threats to democracy

Patricia Ventura and Edward Chan interrogate the ongoing enabling relationship between White supremacy and neoliberalism.
by Amar D. Peterman

An evangelical scholar reads scripture through Artemis

Sandra Glahn shows how the Greek goddess’s prestige influenced the portrayal of women in Ephesians and 1 Timothy.
by Elizabeth Felicetti

Karl Barth in a nutshell

Marty Folsom does what no previous scholar has done: make Church Dogmatics available to all.
by William H. Willimon

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Facing a world on fire

The contemplative life is about getting closer to reality, not retreating from it.
by Rachel Mann
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Features

The post-Catholic Joyce

Filtered through my deconstructed Catholic faith, Ulysses holds up surprisingly well.
by Rebecca Bratten Weiss
Books

Twin threats to democracy

Patricia Ventura and Edward Chan interrogate the ongoing enabling relationship between White supremacy and neoliberalism.
by Amar D. Peterman
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Features

Coffee justice in Mexico

Café Justo’s alternative to the fair trade model keeps the means of production—and most of the profit—in the local community.
by Amy Frykholm

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