Maya Angelou, who died in May 2014, became one of those figures (à la Mark Twain or Abraham Lincoln) who ended up with more of other people’s words attributed to her than words of her own.

Since 1900, the Christian Century has published reporting, commentary, poetry, and essays on the role of faith in a pluralistic society.

“I’ve always enjoyed writing poems about religious topics ... for the foundations that were found in my faith with my family, going to Scotus and how that’s been able to grow at college.” ...