Thursday digest

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New today from the Century:

• The Nelson Mandela Peter Storey knew and loved: "Mandela was a master of political theater. But I loved him for his lesser-known acts, acts that revealed a truly human genius for ubuntu."

• Joanna Harader on the disunity of the Spirit: "I used to read Ephesians 4 and get that vague, warm glow we Mennonites feel when we see the word peace. Now the passage stops me cold."

• Debra Bendis on tech gadgets and inequality

• Daniel Harrell's lectionary column for the Nativity (subscription required)

In the news:

• Pope Francis wins Time’s Person of the Year
• Isaac Hunter, son of Obama spiritual adviser Joel Hunter, dead in apparent suicide
• British court rules Scientology is a religion
• Hindu group wants a monument on Oklahoma Capitol grounds