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Read more about the article Who Belongs? Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Nazi Germany, and the Meaning of Human Dignity

Who Belongs? Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Nazi Germany, and the Meaning of Human Dignity

  • Post published:July 12, 2026
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In Nazi Germany, two very different answers emerged to the question: Who belongs? Brian Brock describes how one answer took shape at the Bethel sanatorium, which Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German…

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Read more about the article Who Counts as Human? with Brian Brock, PhD

Who Counts as Human? with Brian Brock, PhD

  • Post published:July 7, 2026
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REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST S10 E8—Difference often exposes our tendency to rank people as “better” or “worse.” Theologian Brian Brock, PhD, joins Amy Julia Becker to explore a life…

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Read more about the article Why Forgiveness Isn’t the First Step with Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg

Why Forgiveness Isn’t the First Step with Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg

  • Post published:June 30, 2026
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REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST S10 E7—Saying "I'm sorry" isn't enough to repair personal or institutional harm. Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, author of On Repentance and Repair, joins Amy Julia Becker to…

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Read more about the article What I’m Reading, Watching, and Listening To: June 2026

What I’m Reading, Watching, and Listening To: June 2026

  • Post published:June 17, 2026
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Books, essays, podcast episodes, and more that I think are worth your time, plus recent cultural news that I’m paying attention to in the month of June… {Get my favorites…

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Read more about the article Racism, Greed, and the Good Life with Malcolm Foley, PhD
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Racism, Greed, and the Good Life with Malcolm Foley, PhD

  • Post published:June 16, 2026
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REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST S10 E5—Where does racism come from? Many of us assume it's rooted in hatred or fear, but what if it’s actually rooted in greed? As…

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Read more about the article When Life Doesn’t Turn Out as Planned: Finding Belonging Beyond Unfulfilled Dreams
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When Life Doesn’t Turn Out as Planned: Finding Belonging Beyond Unfulfilled Dreams

  • Post published:June 12, 2026
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I never got a Ph.D. I never became a school chaplain. The life I planned is not, in many ways, the life I got. There are other losses too. I…

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Read more about the article The Life You Planned vs. the Life You Got with Karen Swallow Prior, PhD

The Life You Planned vs. the Life You Got with Karen Swallow Prior, PhD

  • Post published:June 9, 2026
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REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST S10 E4—Do you ever wonder what your life would look like if you had made different decisions a long time ago? Author Karen Swallow Prior…

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Read more about the article The Spirituality of Weariness with Tish Harrison Warren

The Spirituality of Weariness with Tish Harrison Warren

  • Post published:May 26, 2026
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REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST S10 E2—What do you do when you’ve done all the “right” spiritual things and still feel exhausted? Tish Harrison Warren, a writer and Anglican priest,…

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Read more about the article When Suffering Doesn’t Lead to Hope: What I Missed in Romans 5
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When Suffering Doesn’t Lead to Hope: What I Missed in Romans 5

  • Post published:May 20, 2026
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When I was in high school, I developed a severe case of gastroparesis, or paralysis of the stomach. There’s lots to say about the six subsequent years of going in…

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Surrendering Time: When Our Strength Becomes Our Struggle

  • Post published:May 14, 2026
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My life is messy right now. I can’t keep up with laundry or groceries or deskwork or email. I’m late on sending my sister a birthday gift. I’m late on…

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