The Christian Century

Brian McLaren says religious doubt isn't the death of faith. It's the birth of faith beyond belief.

Caste is more complex than Isabel Wilkerson suggests. But she excels at forcing open our eyes to the horrific realities of racism.

Mark Jordan’s gentle, urgent invitation

Its residents are the most diverse in the US. For decades, sociologist Stephen Klineberg has tracked their views.

Rod Dreher’s Live Not By Lies is a damning testament to a religion without vision.

Jerusha Matsen Neal writes for preachers who stand in the messy middle.

A lot, says Philip Jenkins—but it’s not as simple as cause and effect.

Sitting Pretty showed me how much I have to learn about ableism.

How can we stitch them together?

Theologian Todd Billings grapples with scripture, philosophy, and his own incurable cancer.

Kao Kalia Yang’s collective memoir conveys their diversity—and their singular humanity.

Historian John Turner tells the story of Plymouth Colony with nuance and care.

We know what violence is, but what counts as religion?

Roberto Lovato’s harrowing memoir is a process of personal and collective unveiling.

A collection of remembrances that bind the living and the dead