How The Working Class Became Children: The Politics of Kindness in A Victorian Novel
Karen Swallow Prior on Anna Sewell’s Black Beauty March 30 marks the 200th birthday of Anna Sewell, whose only published work, Black Beauty,
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Essays
Poetry: Politics, Religion, and Peace. An Interview with Pádraig Ó Tuama, Part Two
Pádraig Ó Tuama in Conversation with Marginalia’s Editor, Samuel Loncar This conversation was held at Niebuhr Hall, and kindly co-sponsored by Yale Divinity
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The Unity Death Yields: Assassination Through A Theologian’s Eyes
Paul Griffiths’ Monthly Column on Politics and Society from a Christian Perspective In a time of intractable political division in America, it’s instructive
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Irony in the Age of Trump
Samuel Loncar on Irony as a Lost Virtue in Need of Recovery Irony traces the curve of human existence striving to be a
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Rep. Ilhan Omar and Rep. Rashida Tlaib on Israel: A Plea for Consistency
Gary A. Rendsburg on Israel I am a strong supporter of Israel and a great admirer of its manifold accomplishments in its 71
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Death at the Border: A Theologian’s Perspective on Migration
Paul Giffiths’ Monthly Column on Politics and Society from a Christian Perspective This short essay, the first of an occasional series for publication
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Songs of a Sufi Martyr: Poetry and Heresy in Al-Manṣūr al-Ḥallāj
Nathaniel A. Miller on Al-Manṣūr al-Ḥallāj Al-Manṣūr al-Ḥallāj is as well-known for his unorthodox statements and execution as he is for his poetry.
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Religion and National Loyalty
Larry W. Hurtado on the origins of religious pluralism In its first two centuries, early Christianity effectively laid the basis for religious pluralism.
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Humor and Hope from Passover to Purim
Joel S. Kaminsky on the significance of humor in biblical persecution A number of years ago I wrote an essay examining the humorous elements
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Antisemitism, Adorno, and the Theory of Hate
James Loeffler reflects on antisemitism and intersectionality After last October’s synagogue massacre in Pittsburgh, American society responded in predictable fashion: Politicians and communal
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