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Jimmy Carter, America’s best ex-president

After his 1980 defeat, Carter devoted himself to the causes of a progressive evangelicalism that has all but disappeared from public view.
by Randall Balmer
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A study Bible for Anabaptism’s birthday

“This is not a Bible just for Mennonites,” says Anabaptism at 500 project director John Roth.
Interview by Dawn Araujo-Hawkins
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Made to be broken

Sometimes the harm caused by breaking a promise is less than the harm caused by keeping it.
by Peter W. Marty
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My word for 2024 was monasticism

One highlight of the year was a busy week in a cabin with three friends and a dog.
by Alejandra Oliva
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Microdrama in Trafalgar Square

It happened in 20 seconds. I pondered it for days.
by Samuel Wells

Books

The brokenness of Christology

Sarah Coakley explores ruptures on the cross, in the Eucharist, in Spirit-filled people, and between Judaism and the church.
by Lauren F. Winner

The women who would be war heroes

Kristin Hannah’s novel is based on military nurses’ firsthand accounts of their experiences in Vietnam.
by Grant Wacker

When climate is a tool of empire

David Livingstone explores the dubious history of overclaiming or distorting the role of climate.
by Philip Jenkins

Pages soaked in mystery

Rebecca McCarthy traces Norman Maclean’s poetic sensibilities from his University of Chicago classroom to A River Runs Through It.
by Richard Lischer

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When climate is a tool of empire

David Livingstone explores the dubious history of overclaiming or distorting the role of climate.
by Philip Jenkins
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Jimmy Carter, America’s best ex-president

After his 1980 defeat, Carter devoted himself to the causes of a progressive evangelicalism that has all but disappeared from public view.
by Randall Balmer
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Diplomatic evangelism

Emily Conroy-Krutz chronicles the complex relationship between Protestant missionaries and the US Foreign Service in the 19th century.
by Robert Shaffer

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