Consumerism

For all that separated America and Europe in the 1950s, their experience of the crusade leader was remarkably similar.

Beneath the buzzwords around sustainability, transparency, and ethical sourcing we find something far more important than consumerism: Christ-centered love for our neighbors.

Whatever our differences with Catholic social teaching, we should echo his opposition to “throwaway culture.”

The history of American holiday cheer obscures the difficult details of the nativity narrative.

For those who met Christ elsewhere, Americanized Christianity can look a bit strange.

Does the cottage industry around Christian subculture nostalgia reveal the church’s failures—or its successes?

We need more than anti-consumerism for a healthy Christian holiday.

Maybe we’re not supposed to be satisfied.

Judith Flanders teases out the surprising mix of religious and secular elements in many beloved holiday customs.

I like warm socks, coffee, and a cozy fire. But real, sustainable self-care involves something unexpected.