The most popular Century articles

December 26, 2012

Here are the Century magazine articles that were most popular online this year. Thanks for reading.

1) The gospel in seven words, by David Heim. “The Century asked 23 authors to boil Christian proclamation down to just a few words. What is the essence of the essence of Christianity?”

The church cannot bless war

A Christianity that affirms the state’s wars is not Christianity. It is idolatry.

by C. Andrew Doyle and Stanley Hauerwas

Features

The new Bonhoeffer movie isn’t just bad. It’s dangerous.

By egregiously misreading Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s moral crisis, it primes viewers for violence.

by Mac Loftin

Features

What do we mean when we say something is “in the Bible”?

A new database of more than 900 biblical translations presents a prism of cultures, languages, and meanings.

by Jost Zetzsche

Interviews

When religion joins the UFO conversation

“The nexus of religion, technology, and culture is more interrelated than most people assume,” says professor and filmmaker Brett Robinson.

Interview by Jessica Mesman

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The church cannot bless war

The new Bonhoeffer movie isn’t just bad. It’s dangerous.

What do we mean when we say something is “in the Bible”?

When religion joins the UFO conversation