Religion
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In Short Measures Life May Perfect Be
In an age overrun by our relentless desire for more—whether more wealth or more productivity from limited soil—Wendell Berry’s writings offer a way to find wholeness in life’s finitude
David Barr, Sightings
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On Caucus Day in Iowa, a Different Kind of Spin Cycle
Ordinary acts of care teach us to look beyond false claims to glory
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Haudenosaunee Address of Thanksgiving to the Natural World (Ganö:nyök)
A traditional prayer of communal gratitude
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A Wandering Spirit, A Driftless Heart
Remembering the life and novels of David Rhodes one year after his death
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The 19th Century Haunting that Made This Small Tennessee Town Famous
Historian sheds new light on the dark tale of the Bell Witch
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The Great Spirit (Why I am a Pagan)
Zitkála-Šá, born on the Yankton Indian Reservation in 1876, embraces the religion of her ancestors
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Eating Disorders in Farm Country
We speak openly about the dangers of not wearing a seatbelt or abusing drugs or alcohol, but we don’t routinely talk to our young people about the dangers of eating disorders.
Culture
January 31, 2023
The Battle Over Religion in Public Schools
How school prayer, intelligent design, and Bible classes faded from the conservative agenda.
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Agriculture
January 18, 2023
Meatpacking, Migration and the American Dream
An interview with the author of Meatpacking America: How Migration, Work and Faith Unite and Divide the Heartland
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