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Vatican greenlights devotion to Marian shrine at Medjugorje
After 40 years of studies, commissions and contradictions, the Vatican finally approved the spiritual devotion of the faithful at the Marian site at Medjugorje, in Bosnia-Herzegovina, in a document...
The disciples and us (Mark 9:30-37)
Poor disciples. They rarely miss an opportunity to make a mess.
The heart of the humanities
In a culture that too often values people simply for their labor, learning for learning’s sake is its own good.
A different kind of poverty memoir
Dana Trent’s heartbreaking and hilarious book eschews the conventional American rags-to-riches arc.
Responding to UMC disaffiliations, global Methodist council sets membership rules
The United Methodist Church’s splintering has prompted Methodism’s ecumenical association to formalize its guidelines for admitting new members....
What you might miss in news coverage about Latino voters and faith
There are more Latino voters in the US than ever....
The hope I’ve arrived at
I used to put a positive spin on everything. The effort didn’t serve my children—or my own heart.
Inside a church’s implosion
Eliza Griswold profiles a progressive evangelical church that sought to do things differently but fell prey to the usual problems.
Readers Write
The Century invites readers to submit first-person narratives inspired by the word Source.
Oregon city agrees to pay $400,000 after church wins lawsuit to preserve feeding ministry
An Episcopal church in Oregon that successfully fought a city ordinance limiting its homeless feeding ministry has won a $400,000 settlement in its...
‘Haitians are not eating pets’: Springfield faith leaders stand with migrants
“Jesus said that he is the way, the truth and the life. Jesus is with us in truth....
September 22, Ordinary 25B (Mark 9:30–37)
Rather than rebuke the disciples, Jesus takes a little child by the hand.
Gods who make worlds
By definition, epic fantasy involves a world with a creator. Tad Williams’s Osten Ard is the best since Tolkien’s Middle-earth.
A preacher’s (well-bridled) tongue (James 3:1-12)
When is a pastor obliged to speak about their own theological shifts? Or obliged not to?
A posture of hope
No, everything is not fine. But we can help each other envision a better way.
Former SBC seminary president ends defamation suit without financial settlement
The defamation lawsuit brought against Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary by the school’s former president, Adam M....
Written by the oppressor, sung by the oppressed
James Walvin traces a beloved American hymn on its winding journey across racial divisions through the centuries.
How can a congregation change its culture?
It helps to focus less on structure and instead envision the church as an organism.
Gammon, the UMC's only Black seminary, is finding its future
The day before a low-key August 15 ribbon-cutting for a new student lounge at Gammon Theological Seminary in Atlanta, the rest of the building was still a work in progress....