Joy Clarkson is a hopeful realist whose faith in the goodness of the universe rests in the ultimate reality of a creative and loving God.

The Meaning of Birth suggests that it is children’s weakness that fits them for the humility of being loved.

On Freedom testifies to the value of Christians attending to the wisdom of nonbelievers.

Kaveh Akbar questions language’s potential and bemoans its failures while still reminding us of its weight.

Phil Christman‘s new collection is humorous, vulnerable, and impressive in equal measure.

If, in the world of seasonal holiday films, classic Christmas movies are often preoccupied with heaven, and Halloween horror films might play with some idea of hell, Groundhog Day is the holiday movie that evokes purgatory.

Devil House is a parable about the appetite for truth and justice that asks where along the way we lost the stomach for mercy.

Ruth Ozeki's new book can help us think about the relationship between theology and the material world.

Meghan O'Gieblyn’s new book takes seriously the ethical precarity of an AI-inundated world.

Stuck on what to read as the new year begins? The Fare Forward editors recommend the best books they read in 2021.