Table of Contents
Preface ix
Summer (June-August 2020)
Founding vision Anne Snyder 2
From Ashes Susannah Black 4
What Kind of Turning Point? Mark Noll 13
God and the Pandemic N. T. Wright 24
In a Time of Pandemic, "Health Is Membership" Gracy Olmstead 28
The Atmosphere Doug Sikkema 34
Verse Lines When the Streets Are on Fire James Matthew Wilson 41
Christianity and the Social Question Patrick Pierson 50
Political Wisdom and the Limits of Expertise Jennifer Frey 57
The Habits of Exile J. L. Wall 70
A Politics Worse than Death Michael Wear 78
Alright Danté Stewart 92
When Place Becomes Paramount Joe Nail Benya Kraus 100
Autumn (September-November 2020)
Portland: On the Ground Patrick Tomassi 118
Is God Anti-Racist? Amy Julia Becker 128
Going Dark Jeffrey Bilbro 138
Story, Culture, and the Common Good Marilynne Robinson Cherie Harder 143
A Tale of Two Evangelicalisms Joel Halldorf 153
Observations of a New Citizen Irena Dragaš Jansen 167
Exodus Katherine Boyle 176
The Skill of Hospitality L. M. Sacasas 180
Politics Strike Back Jake Meador 189
God has Heard Joshua Bambino Chelsea Langston Bambino 195
Winter (December 2020-February 2021)
Praying through the Political Divides in the Family Aryana Petrosky Roberts 208
Good Grief Stuart McAlpine 213
Preparing for Death Heather C. Ohaneson 229
Politics and Political Service Oliver O'Donovan 240
Justice in a Time Out of Joint W. Bradford Littlejohn 246
What is Policing for, and How Do We Reform It? Anthony M. Barr 255
Biden's Augustinian Call for Concord Michael Lamb 267
What is Unity? Christine Emba Shadi Hamid Samuel Kimbriel 270
Relativism Is Out. Truth Is In. Brandon McGinley 291
Taking It Outside John Clair 296
Words and Flesh Kurt Armstrong 307
Arguments for the Sake of Heaven Jonathan Haidt Peter Webner Cherie Harder 319
Spring (March-May 2021)
Courage, Citizenship, and the Limits of Autonomy Dhananjay Jagannathan 338
How to be White Phil Christman 345
The Call to Own Gregory Thompson Duke Kwon 366
The Turning Point Carlo Lancellotti 374
On Good Parties Tara Isabella Burton 385
The Horror of Nursing Homes Charles C. Camosy 391
Be Not Afraid Joseph M. Keegin 399
Recovering Democratic Politics Luke Bretherton 407
Democracy after God Tobias Cremer 416
The Small Magazine Project Elayne Allen 425
Breaking Ground Susannah Black 433
Beholding Ground Anne Snyder 452
Index of Contributors 457