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W. A. Visser ’t Hooft’s confrontation with nationalist idolatry among Christians
The Dutch ecumenist believed the church can—and must—challenge hateful ideologies.
The conversation about faith and sex that The Bachelorette sparked
And that conversation’s inevitable limits
Rowan Williams sees creation through the human, divine Christ
The incarnation doesn’t require a miracle; it reveals one that’s already there.
September 1, Ordinary 22C (Proverbs 25:6-7; Luke 14:1, 7-14)
Jesus and Maimonides are drinking from the same well: the book of Proverbs.
What if classrooms were shaped by a restorative justice sensibility?
Creating space for a different kind of engagement
Philip Kolin’s poems for the holy, violent earth
Yearning for the impossible, glimpsing the unimaginable
Googling my way out of a pastoral relationship
The man turned in a visitor card. I pulled up my web browser.
Changed by something radically other (Luke 12:32-40)
Can we allow Jesus’ metaphors into our imagination?
Why I'm reading Deborah Lipstadt
I never thought that in 2019 a book on antisemitism in America would be vital reading.
Can clergy earn back the public trust they’ve lost?
Respect for pastors is at an all-time low. What would help?
From “raised with Christ” to “subject to your husbands” (Colossians 3:1-11)
How would the women of Colossae have responded to chapter 3?
In Ireland, a Citizens’ Assembly helped shape public policy. Could it work here?
Cultivating a democracy that deliberates
A black pastor writes to the white church about its complicity in oppression
Lenny Duncan’s letter is full of hope and fury, love and lament—like Paul’s epistles.
August 25, Ordinary 21C (Isaiah 58:9b-14)
So much of human religiosity comes down to a hoax we perpetrate on God.
In the Deadwood revival, the people must live on
At least the ones who survived the original series
We should celebrate the “death day” of our baptism each year
Baptism is about dying with Christ. Why don't more churches talk about this?
This novel about ridiculously rich people offers no simple lessons
Patrick deWitt is far too smart a writer to offer a sentimental narrative of redemption.
Walk in Christ (Colossians 2:6-15)
In Paul's letters, the command to walk is moral exhortation.