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Race on the ballot—again
In 1900, W.E.B. Du Bois named the color line as the problem of the 20th century. The color line, which still persists, is on trial this presidential election.
While Donald Trump polls low among black voters, these numbers have improved slightly.
The soft skills of teaching
It’s a joy to engage face-to-face again with students in the classroom. But it also brings a constant stream of decisions about how to build a learning community.
October 9, 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
When I read this week's Gospel, I remember two lepers I saw at a train station in India—how alone they were.
On knowing (yes, in the biblical sense)
When I first had sex, it wasn't just teenage hormones. I wanted to know and be known.
The gospel according to the Emmys: A good apology
At Sunday night's Emmys, I was thrilled to see Sarah Paulson win an award for her work in The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.
Preaching among idolatrous hipsters? Study Paul.
In Athens, the apostle bears witness—and doesn't try to be cool.
Another Brooklyn, by Jacqueline Woodson
Four teenage girls dance their way into friendship and maturity.
The Century invites reader submissions
The Century invites readers to submit first-person narratives (under 1,000 words) on the topics character and wilderness.
Simple message, difficult grace
Some bemoaned yesterday's difficult Gospel passage. As I look at the Gospel lesson for this coming Sunday, however, I think it may be even more difficult but for the opposite reason.
Watermelons, watermelons everywhere
How does the blazing sun produce so much refreshing fruit?
Charleston Syllabus, edited by Chad Williams, Kidada E. Williams, and Keisha N. Blain
When Dylann Roof murdered the Charleston nine at a Bible study in June 2015, his intent was “to start a race war.” He didn’t succeed.
A story without a hero
The Gospels show Jesus as prophet, teacher, and miracle worker. But most intriguingly, they depict him as a storyteller--one who could not only draw a crowd but keep it riveted.
In defense of niceness
You don't want a nice church, or so I am led to understand. You want a church that zealously defends the Truth.
Midlife happiness through the (narrow) lens of science
How can we live well after 40? asks Barbara Bradley Hagerty. She could have consulted the wisdom traditions.
That time I was visited by a traveling team of six-year-old professors
Silly me, I thought I had a lot to show our newest first graders.
When calls for "respect" are really demands for something deeper
Christians can and should respect many things. Our allegiance, however, is another matter.
The Great and Holy Council maps an Eastern Orthodox future
After the global meeting in Crete, conciliarity and orthodoxy hang in delicate balance.