If anything, the dystopia is even scarier in the sequel, which provides terrifying detail on the history of the Christian fundamentalist regime that overthrows the United States at Gilead’s founding.

Another look at the story of Mary Magdalene and interpretations of her throughout history.

To mark Women’s History Month this March, we asked America’s readers to tell us about the women who have inspired and shaped their Catholic faith.

Mary Magdalene’s actual history, as Margaret Arnold tells us, is much richer than we think. The tradition’s appropriation of Mary Magdalene is much more intricate and complex—as the saint herself is complex.

The document will delight some and disappoint others.

In her new book, Ruth Everhart offers striking juxtapositions of biblical stories, parables and teachings with present-day experiences of sexual abuse in the church.