The Court’s embrace of the divine right of presidents

In the Trump v. United States oral arguments, the conservative justices sought what Justice Gorsuch called “a rule for the ages”—one that doesn’t impair the sovereign grandeur of presidential power.

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My bookshelf at the end

Packing up my library, I decided to let go of my Wolfhart Pannenberg books—and the wounds they represent.

Where are the children in liberation theologies?

Child advocate R. L. Stollar seeks to help people read the Bible in ways that protect and honor children.

May 5, Easter 6 
(1 John 5:1–6; John 15:9–17)

The Christian faith often gives friendship short shrift.

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My bookshelf at the end

Packing up my library, I decided to let go of my Wolfhart Pannenberg books—and the wounds they represent.

Where are the children in liberation theologies?

Child advocate R. L. Stollar seeks to help people read the Bible in ways that protect and honor children.

Politics

The Court’s embrace of the divine right of presidents

In the Trump v. United States oral arguments, the conservative justices sought what Justice Gorsuch called “a rule for the ages”—one that doesn’t impair the sovereign grandeur of presidential power.

Border encounters

The US-Mexico border is rich with ordinary life—not just the sort of stories amplified by political rhetoric.

Latino churches are social service hubs

Yet their extensive efforts go largely unseen outside their communities.

Connecting the dots

Heather Cox Richardson guides us through serial attempts to overturn the liberal consensus in America.