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Which church is dying?
The church of empire might be. But I’m not ready to call time of death on the mystical body of Christ.
September 15, Ordinary 24B (James 3:1–12)
As a preacher, I used to worry that people don’t listen to me. Now I worry that they do.
Finding ourselves in a Nigerian war novel
Chigozie Obioma offers a narrative that transcends bullets and politics.
National Baptists choose Connecticut pastor Boise Kimber as next president
After an unusual election that gave voters the choice on the ballot of a name or a “no,” members of the National Baptist Convention, USA, lined up behind a new president, Boise Kimber, senior pasto...
Can Jesus lose an argument? (Mark 7:24-37)
In Mark 7, a Syrophoenician woman is apparently able to win one with him.
Women posing problems
In the gospels and in the world today, women get in the way and make the world new.
Readers Write
The Century invites readers to submit first-person narratives inspired by the word Source.
Pauli Murray Center to celebrate grand opening of trailblazing priest's childhood home
The Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice on September 7 will celebrate the ...
New lawsuit asks why nonprofit newspapers can endorse candidates but churches can't
A group of evangelical broadcasters who hosted Donald Tru...
A novel about (not) writing an essay
Rosalind Brown’s debut novel could be understood as a midrash on Montaigne’s metaphor of the mind as runaway horse.
Christian delegation makes pilgrimage for peace in the Holy Land
The Holy Land’s sacred sites overflow with tourists in normal times, but with an intractable war in Gaza and the looming threat of attacks by Hezbollah and Iran, airlines have canceled most flights...
Is religion good for human flourishing?
The Global Flourishing Study is producing a dazzling amount of data to help us answer this sort of question.
September 8, Ordinary 23B (Proverbs 22:1–2, 8–9, 22–23)
There is no reward in heaven for those who work to accumulate wealth rather than care for people.
Catholic boarding school documents staying in Montana
In a significant turn of events, an array of Catholic Ursuline Boarding School documents related to the boarding school students of several Indigenous nations in Montana and Alaska will remain in M...
Harris-Walz campaign hires Jen Butler, longtime activist, to lead faith outreach
Vice President Kamala Harris has hired Jen Butler, a Presbyterian minister and well-known liberal religious advocate, as the new head of faith outreach for the Harris-Walz campaign, charging the ex...
Faith, in public and in private (James 1:17-27)
James is looking at the big picture.
What the theater can do
It’s hard to talk about the transformative power of being onstage without sounding ridiculous. Sing Sing and Ghostlight show us instead.
What comes after a ceasefire?
Netanyahu’s poor leadership is a symptom of larger problems that undermine the long-term prospects for peace between the Israelis and Palestinians.
