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Sacred waters, melting ice
Baptismal rituals in glacial lands hold memories of the past—and wisdom for facing climate change.
Who needs Roman imperial fantasies?
After watching Gladiator II, I turned elsewhere for a more joyful model of masculinity.
From seminary classroom to encampment
Students protesting the war in Gaza are asking deep questions about colonialism, antisemitism, and Christian Zionism.
Church on the run
If I want kinship with my Anabaptist ancestors, I know where to look: in prison.
The brokenness of Christology
Sarah Coakley explores ruptures on the cross, in the Eucharist, in Spirit-filled people, and between Judaism and the church.
Why an internet-famous Vietnamese monk is on a trek to India
A Vietnamese monk who became an internet hit last year is going international....
Richard Hays, influential scholar who changed his mind on same-sex marriage, dies at 76
Richard Hays, a renowned New Testament scholar and former dean of Duke Divinity School known for his influential books on Christian ethics and his change of mind about same-sex marriage, died Janua...
119th Congress adds 2 Hindus, 2 nones, remains mostly Christian
A new Pew Research Center report on the religious composition of the 119th session of Congress reveals that the majority of its members are Christian....
Episode 45: Theologian Yolanda Pierce, author of The Wounds Are the Witness
A conversation with Yolanda Pierce about storefront churches, the stories in our bones, wounded healers, and more
January 12, Baptism of the Lord C (Luke 3:15-17, 21-22)
As clear as John is about his role, he still relies on the community for a more robust expression of his calling.
Where is the light? (Isaiah 60:1-6)
When hope is dim, we need the assurance that God is with us.
Please, tell me what it says in the original Greek
Why are clergy so embarrassed to know things their job requires them to know?
Jewish leaders decry Pope Francis's criticism of Israel as 'incendiary'
A group representing the leaders of the United States’s largest Jewish organizations has written ...
The women who would be war heroes
Kristin Hannah’s novel is based on military nurses’ firsthand accounts of their experiences in Vietnam.
A study Bible for Anabaptism’s birthday
“This is not a Bible just for Mennonites,” says Anabaptism at 500 project director John Roth.
Made to be broken
Sometimes the harm caused by breaking a promise is less than the harm caused by keeping it.
When climate is a tool of empire
David Livingstone explores the dubious history of overclaiming or distorting the role of climate.
The hope-filled worldview of John B. Cobb Jr.
Cobb was a visionary who saw theology as a force for transformation—as much about action as thought.