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When stagnant waters become fresh

The dams on the Klamath River are coming down. Their removal reflects a very different theology than their construction.

by Derek Taylor
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The tree of God’s mysteries

The Jewish Kabbalah tradition offers a way of understanding God in the world—one that has profoundly influenced Christianity.
by Mordechai Beck
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Between the Bible and me

The version of Christian history I grew up with hit fast-forward after John’s Revelation and held it until the late 20th century.
by Debie Thomas
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Searching for home in the world’s religions

“Why is it that being a Buddhist Christian is often flagged as a problem,” asks theologian John Thatamanil, “but being a capitalist Christian is not?”
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Worshiping at the church of Taylor

The goodness of a Taylor Swift show points to our need for a deeper goodness.
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Burial with dignity

Allison Meier sees cemeteries as great repositories of cultural history—and as spaces deserving of reverence.
by Jessica Mesman

Power in the blood

Kate Clancy wants to redefine the discourse around menstruation.
by David Black

A nonviolent war effort

Thomas Ricks analyzes the civil rights movement in military terms.
by Curtis Ramsey-Lucas

Impoverished by design

Sociologist Mark Rank shows how the United States systematically produces economic vulnerability.
by Adam Vander Tuig

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a diagram of the interconnected spheres, or sefirot, of the kabbalistic tree of holiness
Features

The tree of God’s mysteries

The Jewish Kabbalah tradition offers a way of understanding God in the world—one that has profoundly influenced Christianity.
by Mordechai Beck
Features

When stagnant waters become fresh

The dams on the Klamath River are coming down. Their removal reflects a very different theology than their construction.
by Derek Taylor
Books

Burial with dignity

Allison Meier sees cemeteries as great repositories of cultural history—and as spaces deserving of reverence.
by Jessica Mesman
Voices

Between the Bible and me

The version of Christian history I grew up with hit fast-forward after John’s Revelation and held it until the late 20th century.
by Debie Thomas

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When stagnant waters become fresh

The dams on the Klamath River are coming down. Their removal reflects a very different theology than their construction.
by Derek Taylor
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The emotion standing in the way of peace

Anger can be both healthy and helpful. Rage offers only destruction.
by Samuel Wells
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A nonviolent war effort

Thomas Ricks analyzes the civil rights movement in military terms.
by Curtis Ramsey-Lucas
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Impoverished by design

Sociologist Mark Rank shows how the United States systematically produces economic vulnerability.
by Adam Vander Tuig

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