Wendell Berry

In John Kasich’s call for community, an echo of Catholic social teachings (COMMENTARY)

By John Fea — March 31, 2016
(RNS) He is opposed to abortion and same-sex marriage, but he would rather talk about the care of the poor and the vulnerable.

Poet Wendell Berry bequeaths farming legacy to small Catholic college

By Judith Valente — February 5, 2016
(RNS) The 81-year-old writer decides against teaming up with a large university agricultural program, and instead selects a small Catholic liberal arts college run by the Dominican Sisters of Peace.

Ellen Davis unearths an agrarian view of the Bible

By Yonat Shimron — October 28, 2013
(RNS) Ellen Davis' work makes the case that Christian theologians have for too long focused narrowly on the spiritual component of Scripture and in the process have overlooked the Bible’s material concerns.

The evolution of Southern Baptist ethicist Russell Moore

By Bob Smietana — July 22, 2013
(RNS) — Russell Moore is conservative but not angry. He's skeptical about politics, and believes that kindness is not a weakness. He's also critical of Bible Belt faith, which he says sees Christianity as a normal part of American life.
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