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Facing theological ed’s existential crisis

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by Elizabeth Eisenstadt Evans
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Accumulated faith

Faith is a way of life that acquires its layers and contours incrementally, often imperceptibly.
by Peter W. Marty
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Caught up in the sweep of history

When I am troubled by the times in which we live, I turn to Óscar Romero.
by Alejandra Oliva
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My double vision

I like to think Jesus gives the blind man in Mark 8 vision of another kind: to see past the limits of human sight.
by Rachel Hoskins

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An island in the storm

Paul Harding’s evocative novel begins with the 1815 hurricane off the New England coast.
by David A. Hoekema

Memoir of a native son’s son

Keenan Norris’s sobering book explores Chicago’s role in forging the identity of the Black man in modern America.
by Richard Rosengarten

The cost of parking

Henry Grabar makes the case that in nearly any realm, from the environment to the economy, justice starts with parking reform.
by G. Travis Norvell

Understanding the ideology of guns

Sociologist Jennifer Carlson interviewed 50 gun sellers to find out why so many Americans flock toward firearms.
by David P. Gushee

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Sunday’s Coming

When they actually listen (Jonah 3:1-5, 10)

There’s something that’s even stranger than being a prophet.

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Sharing the burden of language disorientation

At my church, some of us are learning Spanish. Others are learning English.
by Melissa Florer-Bixler
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Nature is not an escape

To understand this, I had to stop reading John Muir and turn to the nature writing of the Harlem Renaissance.
by Melissa Florer-Bixler
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An architecture of care in Calais

At the Maria Skobtsova House, refugees and volunteers work to counteract the cruel logic of the refugee crisis.
by Amy Frykholm
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Harmful people with helpful ideas

I still read Luther, Calvin, and de Beauvoir. But John Howard Yoder’s sexual abuse has made me rethink my mindset.
by Isaac S. Villegas

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