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Can this far-right Christian militia de-radicalize?
The Bratstvo Battalion was once known for its antisemitic and anti-LGBTQ rhetoric. Now it’s fighting alongside diverse Ukrainians to save the country from Russia.
Hope is mandatory
Rachel Goldberg-Polin’s son Hersh was held captive in Gaza for 332 days before Hamas killed him. Her memoir of grief is also about the faith that has helped her endure it.
Strangers no more
The compassion of Iraqi and Syrian migrants I’ve met has transformed me—and challenged my vocabulary.
July 26, Ordinary 17A (Romans 8:26–39)
The Spirit is always seeking to pray on our behalf. Why didn’t anyone tell me this in seminary?
Religious scripts for dying
Travis Pickell explores the moral burden placed on those who face end-of-life medical decisions but lack communal support.
Obsession and the terror of losing control
A lot of commentary on the indie horror film has framed it as a meditation on Gen Z’s fear of commitment. But it has far more interesting things to say about coercion and freedom.
Parable and explanation? (Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43)
It is hard to square the Jesus of Matthew 13:36–43 with the Jesus of verses 24–30.
Escape to Mars?
The ultrarich are planning their exit from a dying planet. Christian apocalyptic theology has a different ending in mind.
Daniel Berrigan and the religion of war
The radical Catholic peace activist believed war is a religion that only a rival liturgy can resist.
The graven image of growth
Practical theologian Andrew Root believes churches are bowing to the never-ending demand for production.
A stupid war, a beautiful death, and more reader feedback
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An agnostic who out-Christianed the Christians
The 19th-century orator Robert Ingersoll denied God. But his answer to the question of human purpose strikes me as a pretty good one.
Humans are gonna human
From David’s Psalms to Good Omens, beauty and moral failure have traveled together.
Migration as care
Gabrielle Oliveira’s ethnographic study analyzes US immigration policy by centering the voices of children and educators.
July 19, Ordinary 16A (Genesis 28:10–19a)
We all want to be Jacob, it seems, tagging the places we have been.
What is a Zionist?
There are many answers to this question, so using the term without explanation can be confusing—and even dangerous.
