Ethiopia
The war for Africa’s holy land
Tigray, in northern Ethiopia, is in turmoil.
To understand African Christianity, remember the Battle of Adwa
In 1896, a Christian army from Ethiopia defeated the Italians.
The story of one Ethiopian woman—and of Christianity's encounter with modernity
Yetemegnu Mekonnen lived faithfully in turbulent times.
Judaism’s deep roots and new offshoots in Africa
Practices drawn from the Hebrew Bible are not new to the continent. Seeking full conversion to rabbinic Judaism is.
Martin Luther's fascination with Ethiopian Christianity
Luther's reforms weren't based solely on the early church.
The martyrs of Debre Libanos
Under Mussolini, Christian soldiers obeyed orders to target the Ethiopian church.
Take & Read: Global Christianity
Philip Jenkins recommends the best recently published books in his field.
Inside the refugee city: Anthropologist Rahul Oka on Kakuma, Kenya
"Maybe 5 percent of refugees are ever resettled. Meanwhile, human life is always more than survival."
Running to the Fire, by Tim Bascom
Tim Bascom experienced a revolution through a teenager's sensibility. But despite the great material this provides, his memoir has a plodding feel.
Faith of the senses: Christianity in five objects
A story of Christian life is incomplete if it ignores material things. If we reorient our gaze, we can see faith through embodied practices.
The three days of Timkat
For many early Christians, only at the moment of Jesus' baptism was he suddenly overwhelmed by the power of divinity.