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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.
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
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.
Grace and peace (Ephesians 1:3-14)
It’s hard to greet people with a blessing without sounding ostentatiously pious.
Phoning home
God, like an attuned parent, hears not just the words we say but also the hidden parts of our hearts.
How roads hurt animals
Ben Goldfarb’s book on road ecology has expanded my understanding of what makes a livable city—and world.