Garry Wills

Foolishness to Gentiles

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“We tend to think of colonialism as something that happened in the past, something we have left behind. But Budde finds it lurking in all our forms of white supremacy, triumphalism, America First-ism, patriotism, war preparations, and citizenship. After looking all around and through these structures of power, he stands to the side and asks quietly, ‘Where in all this is Jesus?’ The Catholic church’s attitude he sums up in addresses to American nations of the Southern Hemisphere—Pope John Paul asking how these nations can ever be grateful enough for the gift of the faith that the church brought them, Pope Francis asking how we can ever apologize enough for what the church did to them. Francis too is just asking, ‘Where is Jesus in all this?’”

Whereon to Stand

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“The only fully adequate way of studying the Bible is living it. That is the kind of exegesis Daniel Berrigan gives us in this important book. He reminds us that the Gospel proclaimed in Acts is "Freedom Now.”