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Take & Read: Practical theology
Mary Clark Moschella recommends the best recently published books in her field.
Are we of any use in the fight against racism?
I used to be cautious about partnerships with people who don’t share my faith-based commitment to nonviolence. Now I’m not so sure.
Toni Morrison on the invention of the stranger
Morrison examines how Western authors define their culture by estranging others.
Dying—and living—with breast cancer
Nina Riggs's love of the world shines through her memoir, even as the ground shifts beneath her.
Muslim college purchases Berkeley campus that was Lutheran seminary
Sale follows PLTS move to downtown office building
200 years that shaped Judaism, Jesus, and all that followed
The religious world we know was formed between 250 and 50 B.C.E.
Take & Read: New Testament
Joshua Jipp recommends the best recently published books in his field.
After the storm, rebuild—but where?
Adapting to climate change requires something that’s hard for Americans: choosing collective solutions over individual ones.
Take & Read: American religious history
Grant Wacker recommends the best recently published books in his field.
Reading the Bible with a sacramental sensibility
Hans Boersma sees scripture as more open to imaginative reading than our modern methods permit. The key is faith in Christ.
Episode 28: Spotlight
Matt and Adam welcome Elizabeth Dias, a correspondent for TIME covering religion and politics, to discuss, truth, shadows, and the movie Spotlight.
Nicole Krauss’s love letter to (an imagined) Kafka
A breathtaking novel that bleeds existential urgency from every page
Drifting into the flow, without a brain hack
Our culture will continue to replace traditional religion with other services that attempt to provide the same thing.
A religious test from Dianne Feinstein?
The senator's questioning of a Catholic judicial nominee misrepresented the nature of faith—and overstepped the spirit, at least, of the Constitution.
Parable and interpretation? (Matthew 20:1-16)
It's a pithy proverb, but it doesn't capture Jesus' story.
The surprising call of Matthew
There's a question that pervades Matthew's Gospel: who's in and who's out?
The life of faith requires muscle memory
We need to learn to adjust our posture so our theology rings true.
October 22, Ordinary 29A (Matthew 22:15-22)
It's important to note what Jesus does not say about the Roman coin.
Chicago church connects sustainable food, economic empowerment
At Trinity UCC, environmental awareness and racial justice are intertwined.