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AME Church announces retirement settlement agreement during general conference
The African Methodist Episcopal Church announced a settlement agreement with a number of its clergy who had sued the denomination, accusing it of mishandling their retirement funds....
World Methodists gather for Korea Peace Night
More than 250 young adults, leaders of world Methodism, and the top executive of the World Council of Churches gathered to speak out against wars and racism during Korea Peace Night, held on August...
The strengths and limitations of Saul Alinsky’s approach
Mark Santow’s intellectual biography of the influential organizer explores how his Chicago coalitions wrestled with the challenges of race.
Djokovic against the gods
Humans crave stories that create order, whether they’re about the supreme being in the universe or the greatest tennis player in history.
Orthodox churches boomed during pandemic, study finds, but calls growth 'mixed bag'
Most churches in the United States navigated the patchwork of COVID-19 restrictions on public gatherings by periodically closing their doors and broadcasting services online instead....
Episode 42: Writer and activist Dianna E. Anderson, author of Body Phobia
A conversation with Dianna E. Anderson about dualism, the soul, transphobia, and more
Palestinian and Christian in a violent time
“What does it mean to be church amid these very harsh circumstances?” asks Bethlehem pastor Munther Isaac.
September 1, Ordinary 22B (Mark 7:1–8, 14–15, 21–23)
Jesus warns that the real danger lies within our minds and hearts.
As AME Church meets for general conference, retirement plan questions continue
When Carieta Cain-Grizzell reached age 75, she had expected to retire after a lifetime as an African Methodist Episcopal Church member who became a pastor of several of its churches....
Choosing to abide (John 6:56-69)
This last reading from the bread of life discourse places Jesus’ disciples at a crossroads.
Small creatures
“There’s a frog in our house!” My daughter and I said the words together, but only one of us was excited.
Faith at the expense of freedom
Catholic integralism is not fascism. But the two have often made common cause.
Debating the nature of Jesus
A thoughtful book that includes a lively conversation between New Testament scholars Bart Ehrman and Michael Bird
Why Catholic bishops rocked out to megachurch worship hits
In mid-July, Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the Indianapolis Colts, was transformed into a place of worship as more than 50,000 Catholics gathered for the National Eucharistic Congress....
The poetic space of the liturgy
What if we suspend our disbelief, collapse our ironic distance, and allow ourselves to go in?
War in Gaza casts shadow over DNC opening
Flush with excitement at the nomination of Kamala Harris to the top of its presidential ticket, the Democratic National Convention opened at Chicago’s United Center on Monday, projecting energy and...
The puzzle at the heart of Mormonism
Historian Richard Lyman Bushman investigates his own tradition’s most mysterious miracle.
August 25, Ordinary 21B (Ephesians 6:10–20)
Gird yourself with the T-shirt of righteousness, the backpack of faith, the hoodie of salvation.
Faith leaders meet at White House for climate goals
The White House hosted more than a dozen faith leaders August 13 to discuss President Joe Biden’s climate-related goals and how faith-based organizations can benefit from and support the administra...