Decades ago, when a need arose at a church in rural Kansas, the finance chair would ask, "Who'll give 25 dollars?" Today, we have Kickstarter.
Chicago preachers are wary: we see the potential loss of great sermon material if the Cubs should start winning.
By the time of Freddie Gray's arrest, his part of town was already awash in legitimate grievances against the police.
Be humble. Think of the imagination of God that brought creation into being; there could have been nothing.
SFTS understands that the church is in the midst of a transformation. Its new center aims to meet new challenges—and to welcome institutional change.
Typical superheroes have no religion; they are quasi-religious saviors. This makes the hero of the new Netflix series Daredevil unusual.
I wonder if Nicodemus knows what he’s getting into. What draws him to Jesus? What motivates any of us to come to Jesus?
Penelope Fitzgerald, by Hermione Lee
Penelope Fitzgerald wrote her first novel at 60 and became famous at 80. "How does she do it?" asked A. S. Byatt. Hermione Lee tries to answer.
The Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, edited by Gianfranco Malafarina
In The Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, the darling among splendidly artistic cathedrals is stunningly brought to life.
Homely Abe
Today Lincoln is remembered mostly for his ideals. In his lifetime, people were fascinated with his appearance. This is Richard Wightman Fox's starting point.
Europe and the Islamic World, by John Tolan, Gilles Veinstein, and Henry Laurens
Europe and the Islamic World is a grandly ambitious attempt to sketch the interaction of faiths and regions from the seventh century to the present.