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The Century invites reader submissions
The Century invites readers to submit first-person narratives on the topics drop and spark.
In the black Atlantic region, religious identity is formed by routes rather than roots
Faith shaped by migration, diaspora, and slavery
Songs with dangerous choruses (Psalm 105:1-11; 17A)
Sometimes we can sing in perfected harmony, but there is still something disturbing about our song.
What does it mean to worship an all-powerful God?
These times call into question the nature and morality of power.
Is LGBT equality economically beneficial for all?
Crunching the numbers with M. V. Lee Badgett
Interpreting Jesus’ healings as a conflict with purity laws is dead wrong
Jesus’ conflict, Matthew Thiessen argues, was with the forces of death.
What if COVID-19 changes nothing?
People keep saying we’ll be forever transformed by this pandemic. I’m skeptical.
August 16, 20A (Genesis 45:1-15)
Is the Joseph story just an old unsophisticated morality trope?
The pandemic calls for closed hymnals
Forgoing congregational singing as a spiritual discipline
What's wrong with cancel culture?
A suggested agenda for the signers of the open letter to Harper's on free speech
Why there is no quest for the historical Mr. Rogers
Knowing the real Fred means seeing the unseen.
Surely, God is in Zoom worship (16A; Genesis 28:10-19a)
But that doesn't necessarily mean the sacraments belong there.
What Christian hope looks like during a pandemic
Living into the desired new creation is our work—and God’s promise.
Envisioning part-time clergy as a blessing rather than a sign of decline
Revitalizing lay leaders to bring congregations new life
Why the Washington, DC, football team needed to change its name
This victory won’t amount to much if Americans don’t understand why racist team names are a problem.
What’s behind dehumanization?
A book about the psychology and politics of doing terrible things to one another