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Ta-Nehisi Coates stewards a story
The new Black Panther series uses genre conventions to say something true.
Three ways Buddhism has shaped me as a Sri Lankan Christian
The church of my youth taught me that salvation means having arrived. My Buddhist neighbors showed me otherwise.
What words mean to us
John Simpson's new memoir is about words. More significantly, it’s about our relationship to them.
The colonial gospel in Puerto Rico
Protestant missionaries as agents of empire
A didactic, irresistible novel
Leonard Pitts's story is so compelling that you barely notice how much you're learning.
Pursuing pleasure
Resistance will be my day job, but I’ll be mindful of restoring my abundant soul.
Astrologers among us (Matthew 2:1–12)
I am less like the Magi than some members of my church are.
When the lectionary gives you Matthew
Matthew is not my favorite Gospel. But where would we be without it?
January 29, Fourth Sunday after Epiphany (Matthew 5:1–12)
I don’t like this. When I mourn I want to not mourn anymore.
Shared space, shared vision
In Asheville, one church was dying while another was being born.
Our 16 most-read magazine articles of 2016
Here are this year's Century articles that were most popular online. Thanks for reading.
Reviving the Sanctuary Movement
Churches can be on the frontlines of resistance.