Half of my headline is borrowed: “the tyranny of contractual thinking.” I owe it to Danna Nolan Fewell, professor of Hebrew Bible and an expert on parts of the Bible many readers find messy, such...

Tonight, on February 4, 2020, the president of the most powerful country on earth will give an address known as the State of the Union.

Was Nebuchadnezzar a narcissist?

The king is cornered, and he knows it. His prestige and authority are on the line. The three dissidents’ disrespect is devastating — and more so because their stance has an audience.