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I’m looking forward to October 4, when the Century will welcome Cleophus J. LaRue to lead a workshop here in Chicago.

New today from the Century: Ellen Blue and Cynthia Lindner on a church conflict around a toddler, Chris Brundage on a secret Jesus knows, more.

The teachers in Animate are excellent. But I'm not sure that the cumulative impact of the video series is excellent.

I am tired of pretending that we want to hang out at the country club and eat cucumber sandwiches in fancy hats. We are not some sort of upper-crust elite society. Now, it's time to discard that tired label that ties us too closely with a particular race and class. It's time to call forth another name.

When commemorations are only read about or considered from an armchair, they are often cleansed of the visceral. Space and place are always contested, open to multiple interpretations.

New today (and yesterday) from the Century: Stephanie Paulsell on emergency prayer, Jason Byassee on the Animate video series, more.

Not since U2 has a pop music act with decidedly Christian leanings generated as much discussion, derision and delight as Mumford and Sons.

When a man with an AK-47 entered her school, Antoinette Tuff prayed—and convinced the man to lay his weapon down.

A couple weeks ago, President Obama introduced a plan to try to contain the cost of going to college. This was soon buried by a series of stories on Syria policy, with its high-intrigue mix of exceptionalist saber-rattling and Mr. Magoo diplomacy. So in case you missed it, the administration's higher-ed plan has some good stuff in it.

In a major hymnal, an unauthorized edit is an embarrassing oversight. In the local church, it's pretty routine.