Mary

Art historian Matthew Milliner has written a groundbreaking history of a beloved icon’s role in imperial Christianity’s collapse.

What if we did asystematic theology?

Navigating agency and surrender with my namesake, the mother of God

Amy Peeler offers a great resource for Christians who have struggled to understand God’s call to women.

Abortion is about real lives enmeshed in the realities of home and work and wages and debt.

The poetic vision of Deluge reconciles Muslim and Christian themes.

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

How do we say yes to the call of this moment?

Searching for the Mary statue from her childhood, Sonja Livingston found much more.

I've long identified with Mary's fire. Now I want to learn from Elizabeth.

Four of the best new resources for individuals, congregations, and families

That anger might make people feel uncomfortable, but listen to it. Use your emotions as fuel to work as hard as you can. That emotional energy indicates love for your church and your calling. It will sustain you.

When I read the annunciation story, I picture Mary as Clara.

The Magnificat rejoices in a God who acts within human history.

“According to Islam, Jesus always speaks the truth. The question is how we understand it.”

Philip Jenkins recommends the best recently published books in his field.

At Cana, Jesus asks Mary, "What is this to me and to you?" It is very important that the church hear this question.

We were seated on chairs arranged in a circle in the aptly named Hospitality Room, men and women from Iran, Indonesia, Egypt, Japan, and the U.S. We were reading the Qur’an. Some were Muslims who many people would not consider Muslim; others were Christians who many people would not consider Christian.