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What kind of freedom does a republic promise?
American liberty has been corrupted, and it’s up to us to restore it.
My church and its two different Lents
Our lives are overstuffed, and we desperately need to fast.
A more intimate portrait of Bonhoeffer
Diane Reynolds’s book would be worth its price for its insistence on noticing the women at every turn in Bonhoeffer’s life.
Reprove thy neighbor (Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18; Matthew 5:38-48)
It's not immediately clear what this command means.
Perfection really is overrated
It is the ultimate in human foolishness when we think we need to be perfect in order to earn God’s love or anyone else’s.
The Century invites reader submissions
The Century invites readers to submit first-person narratives on the topics storm and door.
Alternative facts in Bonhoeffer’s Germany
Bonhoeffer is speaking to his social context, which is shaped by Nazi propaganda. But what he interrogates in Of Folly parallels our current discourse labeled as post-truth or alternative facts.
The roots and branches of the sanctuary movement
“We weren’t trying to break the law. We were offering humanitarian assistance.”
The crisis we ignore
What would it take for us to stop denying climate change—and to find reasons for hope?
When God is silent
Silence is both a historical film and a timeless commentary on power and persecution.
Apples for the refugee camp
In Greece, I saw people offer what little they had to share: child care, use of their showers, food.