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Is religion good for human flourishing?
The Global Flourishing Study is producing a dazzling amount of data to help us answer this sort of question.
September 8, Ordinary 23B (Proverbs 22:1–2, 8–9, 22–23)
There is no reward in heaven for those who work to accumulate wealth rather than care for people.
Catholic boarding school documents staying in Montana
In a significant turn of events, an array of Catholic Ursuline Boarding School documents related to the boarding school students of several Indigenous nations in Montana and Alaska will remain in M...
Harris-Walz campaign hires Jen Butler, longtime activist, to lead faith outreach
Vice President Kamala Harris has hired Jen Butler, a Presbyterian minister and well-known liberal religious advocate, as the new head of faith outreach for the Harris-Walz campaign, charging the ex...
What the theater can do
It’s hard to talk about the transformative power of being onstage without sounding ridiculous. Sing Sing and Ghostlight show us instead.
Faith, in public and in private (James 1:17-27)
James is looking at the big picture.
What comes after a ceasefire?
Netanyahu’s poor leadership is a symptom of larger problems that undermine the long-term prospects for peace between the Israelis and Palestinians.
AME Church announces retirement settlement agreement during general conference
The African Methodist Episcopal Church announced a settlement agreement with a number of its clergy who had sued the denomination, accusing it of mishandling their retirement funds....
World Methodists gather for Korea Peace Night
More than 250 young adults, leaders of world Methodism, and the top executive of the World Council of Churches gathered to speak out against wars and racism during Korea Peace Night, held on August...
The strengths and limitations of Saul Alinsky’s approach
Mark Santow’s intellectual biography of the influential organizer explores how his Chicago coalitions wrestled with the challenges of race.
Djokovic against the gods
Humans crave stories that create order, whether they’re about the supreme being in the universe or the greatest tennis player in history.
Orthodox churches boomed during pandemic, study finds, but calls growth 'mixed bag'
Most churches in the United States navigated the patchwork of COVID-19 restrictions on public gatherings by periodically closing their doors and broadcasting services online instead....
Episode 42: Writer and activist Dianna E. Anderson, author of Body Phobia
A conversation with Dianna E. Anderson about dualism, the soul, transphobia, and more
Palestinian and Christian in a violent time
“What does it mean to be church amid these very harsh circumstances?” asks Bethlehem pastor Munther Isaac.
September 1, Ordinary 22B (Mark 7:1–8, 14–15, 21–23)
Jesus warns that the real danger lies within our minds and hearts.
As AME Church meets for general conference, retirement plan questions continue
When Carieta Cain-Grizzell reached age 75, she had expected to retire after a lifetime as an African Methodist Episcopal Church member who became a pastor of several of its churches....
Choosing to abide (John 6:56-69)
This last reading from the bread of life discourse places Jesus’ disciples at a crossroads.
Small creatures
“There’s a frog in our house!” My daughter and I said the words together, but only one of us was excited.
Faith at the expense of freedom
Catholic integralism is not fascism. But the two have often made common cause.