Religion

History
July 8, 2024

Land of Liberty

Myth-making in the early American republic

Religion
February 26, 2024

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
Midwest Connections
January 29, 2024

On Caucus Day in Iowa, a Different Kind of Spin Cycle

Ordinary acts of care teach us to look beyond false claims to glory

Culture
November 20, 2023

A Wandering Spirit, A Driftless Heart

Remembering the life and novels of David Rhodes one year after his death

History
August 16, 2023

The Great Spirit (Why I am a Pagan)

Zitkála-Šá, born on the Yankton Indian Reservation in 1876, embraces the religion of her ancestors

Culture
May 10, 2023

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.

Native Life
February 24, 2023

Shinnecock Farmers and Nuns Use Kelp To Restore Bay Ecosystem

Members of the Long Island-based tribe and local Sisters of St. Joseph have a long history of supportive partnership

Religion
February 10, 2023

Let Everyone Take a Chance on Romance

Valentine's Day is for anyone who loves and is loved

Religion
January 31, 2023

The Battle Over Religion in Public Schools

How school prayer, intelligent design, and Bible classes faded from the conservative agenda.

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

Religion
January 18, 2023

God and Hogs

The vertical integration of faith and death at Tyson Foods

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