Craddock let the word out that he would be available at no charge for preaching and teaching. Only non-seminary graduates should attend.
Cuban Presbyterians used to be part of the PCUSA, and pastors paid into the pension plan. Then came the Castro revolution.
Obama's budget includes more money to detain undocumented children. At the largest family detention center, the average child is age six.
What goes on in the mind of a leader who tires of building consensus and just strives to get things done?
Under Ruben Duran's leadership, the ELCA has started an array of worshiping communities in homes and bars and on the streets and in train stations.
Sheepdog or sheep?
Every war movie is in essence a pro-war movie, even when it tries to be against war.
The binary world of John’s Gospel is well drawn in Jesus’ talk here. How could a God of love condemn people? What does it mean to be in darkness?
When the disciples try to explain Jesus’ wrath, they quote Psalm 69:9, “Zeal for your house has consumed me.” John neglects to include the verse just before it, however.
Baptizing empire
Matthew McCullough argues that the Spanish-American War signaled a crucial turning point in American self-understanding and self-justification.
Medicine and Religion, by Gary B. Ferngren
At the hospital where I work, families may form relationships with pastoral care staff—but they come for our clinical competence in medicine. Gary Ferngren points out how new and odd this is.
A Political Theology of Climate Change, by Michael S. Northcott
Many Americans dismiss climate change reports as fear mongering. Michael Northcott sees the use of apocalyptic imagery differently.
Who’s Afraid of Relativism? by James K. A. Smith
James K. A. Smith suggests that the work of Richard Rorty can be a source of renewal—even though it makes many conservative Christians shrink in horror.
The Soul of the World, by Roger Scruton
Roger Scruton’s basic theme is this: “Science cannot tell who I am, let alone where, when, or how.” But I-you moral dialogue is not rooted in science.