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A stitched-together community
One day Bill didn't show up at the church, so we went to find him.
The complex story of race and religion in the American South
Paul Harvey's history shows how things could have gone very differently.
Black Mirror shows us ourselves, being terrible and constantly getting better at it
The tech-focused series provides abundant fuel for ethical and theological debate.
Ashes without glitter
I'm a queer Christian pastor, and I'll be using regular, old, boring ashes like always.
Christian study centers strive to help students integrate faith, intellect
The two dozen centers across the country want to cast off the perception that evangelicals are anti-intellectual.
Did the exodus really happen?
A new book challenges the scholarly consensus about one of the Hebrew Bible's central stories.
Rejoice in the Lord always—and especially in Lent
When we give something up, we realize that its goodness doesn't depend on our ownership of it.
What's behind our arguments about immigration?
When we talk about the immigration rate, we're really talking about our most fundamental fears and beliefs.
In Namibia's abortion debate, echoes of a repressive history
Activists such as Rosa Namises see the nation's abortion law as an inheritance from a racist government—one that contributes to high maternal death rates.
Witch hunts around the world
People are being persecuted by anti-witchcraft vigilantes. The church can help.
As Cape Town's water crisis nears 'Day Zero,' faith groups spring into action
Climate change's toll is increasing in South Africa.
Why I smuggled liberation theology books into Argentina
In a time of terror, the seminary needed the contraband words of Gustavo Gutiérrez.
Amid detentions and deportation, sanctuary movement persists
Three Indonesian Christians moved into their church in New Jersey—one of more than 30 congregations sheltering people facing deportation.
The gifts of black youth
"Teens have the ability to do theological reflection and to connect their faith to issues of justice."
Is forbearance amid disagreement a Christian virtue?
We should forebear one another—not to ensure church unity, but because God forebears us.
Churches, local leaders defeat plan to build prison for immigrants
Hundreds of people awaiting deportation hearings would have been incarcerated in Elkhart County, Indiana.
Episode 37: All the President's Men
Adam and Matt welcome Steve Bragaw, political scientist at Washington and Lee University, to talk mystery, inheritance, politics, and All the President’s Men.
Grappling with race as a white college chaplain
I can choose to be in situations where I feel uncomfortable. My students of color can't.