CrossCurrents: The Tree of Life in Abrahamic Traditions

CrossCurrents connects the wisdom of the heart with the life of the mind and the experiences of the body. The journal is operated through its parent organization, the Association for Public Religion and Intellectual Life (APRIL), an interreligious network of academics, activists, artists, and community leaders seeking to engage the many ways religion meets the public. Contributions to the journal exist at the nexus of religion, education, the arts, and social justice.

In the September 2024 issue of CrossCurrents:

“The Tree of Life: An Introduction” by Kathryn Moore

“Trees as Living Beings, Cultural Icons, and Wisdom Teachers” by Yehezkel Landau

“The Tree as an ‘Animal-esque Plant’ (Nabat Hayawani): Arboreal Thoughtscapes in Islamic Lands” by Christiane Gruber

“Miraculous Vegetable Crucifixes of the German Late Middle Ages” by Gregory Bryda

“Leonardo da Vinci and the Arboreal Architecture of Life” by Kathryn Blair Moore

“Early Modern Anatomy and the Arboreal Body” by Elizabeth Athens

“Concepts of Progress and the Tree of Life in Biology” by Stephen A. Smith

“Karma Ben-Johanan. Jacob’s Younger Brother: Christian-Jewish Relations After Vatican II.” reviewed by Jonathon Eder

“Leah Payne. God Gave Rock & Roll to You: A History of Contemporary Christian Music.” reviewed by Chris Lilley

“Amy Peeler. Women and the Gender of God. 2022.” reviewed by Telesia K. Musili

“Marta Minujín’s Mattress: A Meditation on Age, Death, and Decay” reviewed by Irina Sheynfeld