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The Mets second baseman's error is no one’s favorite moment of the World Series. Well, almost no one's.

First church members reclaimed the corner as a peaceful space. Then, as it got colder, they began talking about expanding their ministry.

Matt talks to the founder of Mishkan Chicago about Protestant vs. Jewish preaching, how to avoid a cult of personality, and what churches can learn from a Jewish faith community’s success.

Attendance is down at church. At most places, there is a lag at Sunday morning services, Sunday school, or mid-week programs. It’s not just your church. It’s most churches.

What does it mean to observe All Souls Day in the year of #BlackLivesMatter? What does it mean to commemorate the dead in a year in which 957 were shot and killed by police?

Plenty of scholars have discussed interfaith relations in medieval Spain. What makes David Nirenberg's book distinctive is his emphasis on how each religion's self-image was shaped by its portrayal of the others.

How is thankfulness engendered? By giving thanks in all circumstances.

I was a little girl, sitting near the front row of the church. My legs could not touch the floor, and I had to hold my hands laced in my lap so that I could remain still. I stared at the coffin before me.

Independent, single-purpose organizations have picked up pieces of what the church used to do.

Americans tend to have a romanticized, inflated sense of the White House and its power. In domestic affairs, most of the power is elsewhere.

The lectionary readings for All Saints Day and All Souls Day include lovely words and images of God’s care for us and the Divine's promise of eternal life. In the face of death, these are the promises we cling to as Christian people. And they are good promises. True promises. And, to be quite honest, annoying promises to have repeated to you over and over and over again when you are in the midst of deep grief.