Articles in this Issue
Weird Sisters
Not accepting yourself is the original sin in these media tales of witchcraft.
Jesus Through Buddhist Eyes
Meet the bodhisattva from Nazareth
The Meaning of Jesus
Six scholars explain why they study the origins of Christianity—and why it matters.
Pneumatologies Have Consequences
Theologians in pursuit of the Spirit.
Ruler of a Thousand Worlds
The odyssey of Robert Silverberg, virtuoso of speculative fiction, from prodigy to jaded prizewinner to wily old wizard.
Time-and-Emotion Studies
A little historical perspective helps us get a grip on our emotions.
Do Parents Matter?
It’s not the hand that rocks the cradle, but the one that turns the jump rope that rules the world.
The Picasso of Chinese Studies
Jonathan Spence talks about how the subjects of his studies find their voice.
That Old-Time Religion
The surprising source of Václav Havel’s hope.
The Subjunctive That Killed Hugh Finn
Our language about what a patient “would” want turns sympathy into empathy, pity into murder.
Grave Matters
I shouldn’t have let my parents talk to those funeral salesmen unchaperoned.
Spielberg’s List
Five Holocaust survivors tell the camera the bitter truth.