The Christian Century

The force of silence

Uneasy holiness in the Sinai desert

by Sara Maitland

People assume that silence and peace can be simply harnessed together, silence as Xanax for the soul. But that's not how deserts work.

Teaching love

A review of Mary Karr

by Shirley Hershey Showalter

Honestly facing the conflict of self with self—and choosing words that reveal its particular manifestations in one life—is hard, hard work.

Dying in Oregon

A critical look at ‘death with dignity’

by Joseph J. Kotva Jr.

Brittany Maynard's story is compelling—but not typical. Basing policy on cases like hers can be dangerous to the people the policy affects.

Rushing toward death?

Assisted dying in the Netherlands

by Theo A. Boer

As a review committee member, I assured foreign delegations that the Dutch model was a good one. That conclusion has become harder to support.

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The force of silence

Uneasy holiness in the Sinai desert

Teaching love

A review of Mary Karr

Dying in Oregon

A critical look at ‘death with dignity’

Rushing toward death?

Assisted dying in the Netherlands

In the News

Rome's Jewish catacombs to open to the public

Mar 31, 2016 by Josephine McKenna

First U.S. slavery museum memorializes as well as educates

Mar 30, 2016 by Takehiko Kambayashi

Georgia governor vetoes bill aimed at religious liberty

Mar 29, 2016 by Maria Puente

Elaine Heath named dean of Duke Divinity School

Mar 29, 2016 by Duke Divinity School

Pakistan's Christians: the precarious position of a minority community

Mar 29, 2016 by Michael Holtz

Reflections on the Lectionary

Second Sunday of Easter

Apr 03, 2016

A space where we can learn about white supremacy and the church together

Apr 01, 2016 by Drew G. I. Hart

Join me in June for Duke Divinity's 'Summer Institute for Reconciliation' to learn together how we can subvert the currents of racial hierarchy and racism that permeate our lives.

To know him is to see him

John 20:19–31

Apr 01, 2016 by Shawnthea Monroe

There is a richness and depth to this week's text from John's Gospel, fertile ground for reflection. Below are some assorted thoughts the story of Thomas inspires in me.