Voices

The hope I’ve arrived at

I used to put a positive spin on everything. The effort didn’t serve my children—or my own heart.

by Debie Thomas
Features

Gods who make worlds

By definition, epic fantasy involves a world with a creator. Tad Williams’s Osten Ard is the best since Tolkien’s Middle-earth.
by Brad East
News

Oregon city agrees to pay $400,000 after church wins lawsuit to preserve feeding ministry

by Episcopal News Service Staff
First Words

A posture of hope

No, everything is not fine. But we can help each other envision a better way.
by Peter W. Marty
News

'Haitians are not eating pets': Springfield faith leaders stand with migrants

by Kathryn Post

Books

Inside a church’s implosion

Eliza Griswold profiles a progressive evangelical church that sought to do things differently but fell prey to the usual problems.
by Randall Balmer

Written by the oppressor, sung by the oppressed

James Walvin traces a beloved American hymn on its winding journey across racial divisions through the centuries.
by Jeffrey L. Johnson

Finding ourselves in a Nigerian war novel

Chigozie Obioma offers a narrative that transcends bullets and politics.
by Aaron Brown

A novel about (not) writing an essay

Rosalind Brown’s debut novel could be understood as a midrash on Montaigne’s metaphor of the mind as runaway horse.
by Amy Frykholm

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Responding to UMC disaffiliations, global Methodist council sets membership rules

by Heather Hahn
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What you might miss in news coverage about Latino voters and faith

by Aleja Hertzler-McCain
Voices

The hope I’ve arrived at

I used to put a positive spin on everything. The effort didn’t serve my children—or my own heart.
by Debie Thomas
Books

Inside a church’s implosion

Eliza Griswold profiles a progressive evangelical church that sought to do things differently but fell prey to the usual problems.
by Randall Balmer

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Politics

Voices

Women posing problems

In the gospels and in the world today, women get in the way and make the world new.
by Melissa Florer-Bixler
From the Editors

What comes after a ceasefire?

Netanyahu’s poor leadership is a symptom of larger problems that undermine the long-term prospects for peace between the Israelis and Palestinians.
Books

The strengths and limitations of Saul Alinsky’s approach

Mark Santow’s intellectual biography of the influential organizer explores how his Chicago coalitions wrestled with the challenges of race.
by Aaron Stauffer
Interviews

Palestinian and Christian in a violent time

“What does it mean to be church amid these very harsh circumstances?” asks Bethlehem pastor Munther Isaac.
Interview by Elizabeth Palmer

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