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Settler colonialism discourse and how it falls short
Adam Kirsch suggests that what was once an academic discipline has become a new religion.
Bibi’s endless war
The biblical king Amaziah stands as a warning to Israel’s prime minister. He is not heeding the warning.
The kingdom of God is like this
Tom Long’s invigorating new book empowers preachers to preach on and with the parables of Jesus.
June 29, Ordinary 13C (Luke 9:51-62)
Following Jesus is not something to do later.
What do we mean when we say something is “in the Bible”?
A new database of more than 900 biblical translations presents a prism of cultures, languages, and meanings.
A farewell to snow
Louise Erdrich’s Future Home of the Living God reminds me how much we have to mourn as we enter a climate dystopia.
Looking for healing in “the pitt”
The ER in Scott Gemmill’s medical drama is a virus-infected Petri dish of all that ails the body politic.
Ecclesiastes and the heart-wrenching lives of migrants
Helen Boursier explores spirituality before, during, and after people decide to cross into the United States.
When religion joins the UFO conversation
“The nexus of religion, technology, and culture is more interrelated than most people assume,” says professor and filmmaker Brett Robinson.
My new understanding of mountaintop faith
Together, the Psalms and the Korean concept of han have changed my perspective on the emotional Christianity of my childhood.
June 22, Ordinary 12C (1 Kings 19:1-4, (5-7), 8-15a; Psalm 42 and 43)
Psalms 42 and 43 remind us of the ways a spiritual practice can prepare us for whatever trials we meet in life.
Why does the Southern Baptist Convention wield so much political influence?
The SBC is loud, but it represents a slim minority of Christians who are out of step with the rest of the country.
Churches are closing. What should they do with their assets?
Invested Faith offers one possibility: give them to social entrepreneurs doing transformative work.
A theology—and an activism—that centers struggle
In the 80s, Edicio De La Torre and other Filipino thinkers helped clergy and laypeople to understand the long-term nature of fighting for change.