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Love and Hope for the Jilted

Solo Mio transcends romantic comedy tropes through the quality of the performances and by its sharply written script, which features more than one twist.

Decently, and in Order

David Pitts loves the historic Christian liturgy, particularly as it has been received by the Episcopal Church. This love of corporate worship shines brightly on every page of his book.

Seeking God’s Light

For Makoto Fujimura, the studio is a place of aesthetic and spiritual encounter, one that embodies what he calls his Silk Road journey.

Mind the Gaps in Liturgy Studies

Those who teach liturgy will find some essays in this collection helpful for students, but they will need to be discerning in their selection.

Twelve Fellow Pilgrims

Russell Levenson Jr.’s approach in writing, and his interview style, enables readers to not only see these successful people as fellow pilgrims, but also as brothers and sisters in Christ.

The Victory of the Human Soul

The Choral, featuring a stellar performance by Ralph Fiennes, celebrates art’s redeeming power amid the degradation of war.

Faithful to the Word

Michael Pasquarello wisely follows the life events of Bonhoeffer’s pastoral ministry in conjunction with the ways in which his theology of preaching evolved over time.

One Calling, Dual Perches

What type of calling is it when a cleric has a second job? What does fidelity to such a calling require?

That’ll Preach

Some of the Words Are Theirs stands out as a literary and spiritual meditation on the life of preaching. It delivers both hard-won insight and pastoral encouragement.

Redeeming Carceral Space

For Sarah C. Jobe, this is the central claim of Christian salvation: there is no Godforsaken place and no Godforsaken person. She calls this work “practical soteriology.”

Ecstasy and Authenticity

Fastvold’s historically precise and respectful take on the Shakers’ founder provokes questions about faithful witness amid vast inequality.

Wake Up Dead Man & the Heart of Christ

Wake Up Dead Man rejects tidy categories of good and bad people. As all the characters need of grace, the film thereby reveals Christ's love.

Westminster’s Martyrs: A Brave and Startling Faith

The call to martyrdom is a call to witness, and these essays underscore the understanding that martyrs bear witness in their contexts and circumstances.

Beauty and Bleakness in Train Dreams

When Train Dreams leaves aside the messaging and philosophizing, it weaves a spell and draws you into its world.

Milton the Complicated

John Milton led a pursuit to “strike through the mask” and harpoon the truth, even if it entailed sinking a ship—or, in his case, the beheading of a king.

A Schizophrenic Clerical Murder Mystery

Wake Up Dead Man’s off-putting mockery of Christian images and sacraments is partly redeemed by Josh O’Connor's depiction of priestly faith and charity.

The Frick Returns with Liturgical Treasures

Presenting more than 40 rare objects from the Church of the Holy Sepulcher (known as the “Latin Treasure”), this exhibition adds another shimmering jewel to the Frick Collection’s crown.

Grasping God’s Grace

This novel centers on the pivotal year of 1525—a watershed moment for Luther and for Europe.

Antoni Gaudi’s Incarnational Iconography

Arguably the greatest artist to have worked in this style, Gaudi is being considered by the Roman Catholic Church for beatification.

Eras in Conversation

What makes the album extraordinary is the ease with which the old and the new coexist.

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