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The ascension story can inspire us to be more fully part of the world
This is not a unblemished body rising to heaven. This is Jesus in the flesh, God carrying embodiedness through to the end.
Study suggests more acceptance for nones in Canada than in the United States
The big difference, researchers concluded, is that the decline in religious affiliation started earlier in Canada.
The “Christian century” and the people who lived it
Brian Stanley pulls off a readable, one-volume history of 20th-century Christianity.
Three United Methodist pastors and their delight in ministry
A visit to three congregations around Austin, Texas
ELCA pastor deported to Colombia
Betty Rendón, who is also a doctoral student at Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, was arrested when ICE raided her home.
June 23, Ordinary 12C (Luke 8:26-39)
Sometimes the terror we know is more tolerable than the peace we can’t imagine.
Ethical hacks for managing our adolescent technologies
Kate Ott looks at the moral implications of digital language.
Loving the spiritual-but-not-religious neighbors I am given
They’re my students and colleagues. I want to talk with them, not about them.
Praise among all the people (Psalm 67)
The psalmist calls for something that is hard for us to imagine.
New Haven mosque struggles to resume Ramadan rituals after arson attack
Diyanet Mosque was set ablaze in broad daylight, destroying much of the ground floor. Attendance has been low at its iftar meals.
Jesus the (Second Temple-era) Jew
“If we don’t understand the Judaism of Jesus’ time, how can we understand him and his message?”
Arson in Boston area, Chicago threatens Jewish communities
One location, the Chabad Center for Jewish Life in Arlington, Massachusetts—also home to the rabbi’s family—was set on fire twice.
Cairo university renews its claim as arbiter in Islam
The 1,044-year-old Al-Azhar University seeks to reach Muslims globally through its website and social media, combating extremist ideology.
Immigration and the biblical law of the stranger
In Torah, the stranger appears as a guest to be welcomed, not a problem to be solved.
Tangle of church and state splits Ukrainian Orthodox
Across Ukraine congregations are debating whether to join the recently created, independent Orthodox Church of Ukraine—or remain affiliated with the Moscow patriarch.
Ancient neighborhoods in Hindu pilgrimage city flattened by renovations
Varanasi has been defined by its maze of narrow alleyways, palaces, homes, and centuries-old temples.