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Against killing children
We have become a society of people who cannot prevent our own children from being killed in their classrooms—and who do not much mind the killing of other people’s children by weapons of war.
US Catholics express hope, tempered expectations as synod begins
Last year in September, it seemed to many US Catholics that the church might be on the precipice of profound transformation....
The meaning of a sermon
I’m sure these faithful people have heard all of these words before. So what is my task here?
Dear God, you can do better
Two Episcopal priests tell God exactly how they feel about being seriously ill.
Playing to the crowds
J. D. Vance’s lies about Haitian immigrants reveal his willingness to trade his dignity for attention.
October 6, Ordinary 27B (Job 1:1, 2:1–10)
The primary biblical text that addresses human suffering is a comedic folktale. How are we meant to process this?
The prophetic ministry of the pulpit
Jonathan Augustine makes a strong case for preaching that is both divinely inspired and socially determined.
General Seminary leases New York City campus to Vanderbilt University
General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church on September 26 announced that it had signed an agreement to lease its property in New York City to ...
Many paths to Jesus (Mark 9:38-50)
Jesus seems to have an aversion to the kind of us-and-them boundary setting of his disciples.
The forgotten victims of Nazi genocide
Jewish historian Ari Joskowicz tells the story of Hitler’s attempt to wipe out the Roma people.
Cultivating literary Dallas
“It was not enough to publish books,” says Deep Vellum founder Will Evans. “We needed a place to invite people in, to put literature at the core of the cultural community.”
Interfaith advocates urge clemency for 'death row imam' a day before his execution
Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams, an imam at Missouri’s Potosi Correctional Center, was executed on Tuesday, even as his lawyers and advocates continued to argue his trial was plagued with racial bia...
The most dangerous preacher in Hungary
Methodist leader Gábor Iványi is perhaps Viktor Orbán’s fiercest critic. He’s looking to Americans for solidarity.
Was Paul disabled?
Isaac Soon employs a sociocultural model of disability as a lens for reading the apostle’s letters.
African faith leaders and environmentalists push for fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty
Faith leaders and climate activists in Africa announced their support Friday for an international treaty to halt the production and use of fossil fuels, the main cause of climate change, analogous ...
September 29, Ordinary 26B (Psalm 124)
When the Spirit moved among us, we heard the tongues of angels.
Illuminating Qohelet through art and philosophy
Debra Band and Menachem Fisch’s beautiful creation is not your typical Ecclesiastes commentary.
The SBC will sell its Nashville headquarters to defray abuse-related legal costs
An investigation into how leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention have dealt with sexual abuse by clergy has cost more than $12 million over the past three years, causing the nation’s largest Pr...