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Amos Brown, pastor to Kamala Harris, known for civil rights, reparations activism
Amos Brown, a longtime pastor of Third Baptist Church of San Francisco, was specific when he described Vice President Kamala Harris’s connection to his church....
More than 200 Christian leaders sign letter calling for ceasefire in Gaza
More than 200 Christian leaders from an array of traditions have signed a letter calling for a permanent cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war and the release of hostages taken by Hamas, as well as a ...
Empathy for the demagogue
On July 13, Trump’s human vulnerability was palpable. The threat he poses to democracy remained as real as ever.
What is a church’s money for?
As a pastor, I am both grateful for our congregation’s healthy endowment and distressed by it. I don’t think I’m alone.
Kamala Harris’s multi-religious identity is a map of the future
President Joe Biden made history on Sunday by withdrawing his candidacy for a second term....
The shared root of antisemitism and White supremacy
Historian Magda Teter identifies an endemic rot at the center of Christianity.
July 28, Ordinary 17B (2 Samuel 11:1–15)
It’s almost as if power and prestige somehow facilitate abusive patterns and protect perpetrators!
Doing things for God? (2 Samuel 7:1-14a)
David and Nathan both get it wrong, and so do we.
The great man theory is poison for the church
The problem isn’t just that it exists. It’s that so many ministers fall for it.
Forgotten in a coconut field, an 800-year-old tombstone expands India's Jewish history
When coconut farmers in India’s Tamil Nadu state stumbled across a stone covered in strange inscriptions, it’s unlikely they expected it to be a groundbreaking find in Indian Jewish history....
Five faith facts about Trump's VP pick, JD Vance
On the first day of the Republican National Convention, former President Donald Trump announced Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance will be his running mate as he seeks reelection....
Voter protection training begins as clergy, secular groups look toward election
Faith leaders are making plans to provide a de-escalating presence at the polls months ahead of another deeply contested presidential election in an increasingly polarized country....
Did God intervene to save Trump’s life?
Underneath this question lies layer upon layer of ever more troubling theological questions.
Deep insights for Christians—from Leviticus
Gary Anderson thinks that the answer to what ails contemporary Christian theology lies tucked away in the Torah’s tabernacle narrative.
My childhood congregation was a progressive Christian dream come true
So why don’t more of the people who grew up there practice Christianity as adults?
Dress and redress
In a blend of memoir and scholarly inquiry, Megan Sweeney challenges readers to take clothing seriously.
Episode 41: Theologian Elizabeth Johnson, author of Come, Have Breakfast
A conversation with theologian Elizabeth Johnson about God as creator, rock, dove, verb, and more
Anglican hospital in Gaza resumes treating patients after evacuation order
Al Ahli Arab Hospital, an Anglican-run hospital in Gaza City, reopened last week “despite intense military activity in the area,” the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem said in a statement....
July 21, Ordinary 16B (Mark 6:30–34, 53–56)
An exhausted Jesus responds to the crowd with compassion. I think that’s a miracle.
Iranian American wrestling champion leads effort to develop singlet for conservative Muslim women
On a trip to Jordan in February, Afsoon Roshanzamir Johnston, the first woman from the United States to medal at the world championships in freestyle wrestling, met and coached a team of young Jord...