Features
The crawl space
Faith on the edge: Writer Dennis Covington
Equipped for your needs: My church's magical supply closet
Stealing Jesus: A Protestant takes communion at mass
Seeing whiteness: Exercises in understanding race
Voices
M. Craig Barnes
The missing theologians
There are some very important national conversations taking place these days. Few people seem to be saying anything grounded in theology.
Carol Howard Merritt
Short-term but vital
Perhaps when we plant congregations, we should plan on starting two: one that lasts and one that doesn't.
Books
Bipolar Faith, by Monica A. Coleman
Honest and harrowing, this spiritual autobiography testifies to God’s persuasive presence in a life that bears family legacies of slavery, alcoholism, abuse, and mental illness.
Love without coercion
Oord’s kenosis model is a compelling answer to the problem of evil—one that draws on scripture, theology, philosophy, and science.
Ambivalent motherhood
The physical reality of her son, the very tangible way that he is a part of her, will not go away. He is with her everywhere she goes.
The morality of marriage equality
Many Americans have gone from being squeamish about same-sex marriage to being squeamish about telling their gay friends that their relationships are less than valid.
A teenage killer’s brain
You can never fully know your child’s interior life. You cannot know the measure of sadness or rage that may be unfolding within them.
After One-Hundred-and-Twenty, by Hillel Halkin
Part history and part memoir, this volume gently immerses readers in Jewish traditions surrounding death.