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?”
Worshiping at the church of Taylor Swift
Books
Burial with dignity
Power in the blood
A nonviolent war effort
Impoverished by design
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Between the Bible and me
Burial with dignity
December 3, Advent 1B (Mark 13:24–37)
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Burial with dignity
Between the Bible and me
December 3, Advent 1B (Mark 13:24–37)
Voices
Debie Thomas
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.
Samuel Wells
The emotion standing in the way of peace
Anger can be both healthy and helpful. Rage offers only destruction.
Yolanda Pierce
Getting lost and being found
I am the wayward child constantly on the go.
Philip Jenkins
The literal drama of church history
Life in the Roman and Byzantine empires was utterly theatrical.
Heidi Neumark
My Pentecostal kin
In my Argentine in-laws’ neighborhoods, there are Protestant churches on every corner. They aren’t mainline.
Isaac S. Villegas
Give to the one who asks of you
I’m on this man’s side, even though I didn’t give him any money. Right?
Politics
The emotion standing in the way of peace
Impoverished by design
