The Christian Past That Wasn’t
Paul B. Dornan finds Warren Throckmorton’s meticulous history a compelling challenge to Christian nationalist myths and a timely defense of church-state separation.
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Life on a Little-Known Planet: Dispatches from a Changing World
Paul Dornan reviews Elizabeth Kolbert’s "Life on a Little-Known Planet" — an accessible, curious look at climate change, extinction and what it means to care for our changing world.
Ungoverning: The Attack on the Administrative State and the Politics of Chaos
Russell Muirhead and Nancy Rosenblum make a compelling case that America’s “ungoverning” may lead to a national government so weak that no party or leader can govern. Paul B. Dornan reviews their new book.
Failures of Forgiveness: What We Get Wrong and How to Do Better
Myisha Cherry argues that it is more fruitful to view forgiveness as a journey, not a single decision, writes Paul Dornan.