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Tara Ann Thieke

Tara Ann Thieke is an armchair amateur helping to build communities from her home in Western Pennsylvania. She is currently serving as President of the Board of Trustees for Imago Dei Politics after a decade of working around the country as a caregiver.

Articles by Tara Ann Thieke

Dobbs v. Roe: See How They Love One Another

There will be a temptation for many to say: “Good. Roe is gone. Now the rest is none of my business.” It would be wise to remember this disinterest in…
July 29, 2022

The Light of Wisdom’s Face: Sophia in Exile by Michael Martin

The only thing that can save the world from a lost Christianity is a Cross-centered Christianity. Can Christians take the truths from both Life Is A Miracle and Sophia In…

The American Bookstore: A List

Go here to read the first part of this two-part essay on the American Bookstore. Several hours before a home game at the University of Michigan, the owner of a bookstore on a crowded street teeming with…
February 6, 2019

The American Bookstore: Prologue

Some months ago I stood in a basement bookstore in suburban Maryland and pondered a relic of the 1960s, an artifact of dubious worth to the casual observer which had…
February 4, 2019

Alone Together on the Internet

The happy traveler is apt to become even happier as he crosses a state line into Vermont or Maine. These two misfits of the continental 48 ban billboards (Hawaii and…