Features
Burying William: Funeral for a gang victim
Lies: Essays by readers
Still life with winter squash: Notes from the farm
God’s dice: Randomness can have purpose
Voices
M. Craig Barnes
The post-anxiety church
We church leaders need to stop fretting about our future and immerse ourselves in the baptismal waters that proclaim perfect love.
Carol Howard Merritt
Harvest in due time
Sustainability is certainly a goal for most church plants. But have denominations set up a model that is sustainable for pastors?
Books
Political activism and the God gap
Religious polarization among activists and voters exists, in ever-increasing quantity. The question is, why?
Into the dark with Dante
Dante speaks to the uncertainties of every generation, to those who have awakened lost in an impenetrable darkness.
Zionism's theological roots
How does theology shape Jewish democracy, in light of the many competing claims and complex relationships in the land of Israel?
Capitalism and faith: A tangled history
Why have American Christians so readily baptized the idea of free-market capitalism? Kevin Kruse illuminates the long, tangled history.