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The Century invites reader submissions
The Century invites readers to submit first-person narratives on the topic promise.
David H. Crawford becomes president of McCormick Theological Seminary
Crawford came to the seminary from a career in law and business.
A pilgrimage of Virginia Woolf readers
Walking together through Sussex and To The Lighthouse.
Nurturing the bread of life (John 6:51-58)
The church doesn’t always value people as God does. Not even Mary.
Stranger in a strange land
The word missionary makes me cringe a little. But I was one, and it taught me a lot.
Katie Geneva Cannon raised up black women’s voices for the sake of church and world
Cannon created a womanist approach to theology and wove it through her vocation as a pastor, professor, and ethicist.
The crucified Christ isn’t a tragic hero
In a comic reversal, says Terry Eagleton, the death of God incarnate reveals a fragile social order.
Softly and tenderly Jesus is cutting a tiny monkey’s hair
I love the Del Parson Jesus. But it's the Monkey Jesus I need now.
Museum of the Bible returns stolen Gospels manuscript
The museum is investigating the origins of 3,000 artifacts in its collection.
A small, courageous protest of Putin
At the World Cup, Pussy Riot opened a window on authoritarianism.
The Christian act of dissent
A riveting history of religious dissenters, from William Blake to Clarence Jordan
4 Bible storybooks that leave space for children’s imagination
In God's kingdom, sometimes less is more.
Katie Geneva Cannon, groundbreaking womanist ethicist and theologian, dies at age 68
Teaching was her ministry.
Anjali Sachdeva is wise, insightful, and just getting started
In Sachdeva's debut story collection, magical realism meets a keen eye for character.
