Picture this: you’re browsing the mystery section at your local bookstore, excited to find your next page-turner, when suddenly you realize that most options come packed with content that makes you ...

The point was not the reading—it was the friendship. Addressing the complaint that her writing wasn’t uplifting enough, Flannery O’Connor once quipped, “One old lady who wants her heart lifted up ...

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Since 1900, the Christian Century has published reporting, commentary, poetry, and essays on the role of faith in a pluralistic society.