Books In Review: Catholic acts of mercy during the AIDS crisis Michael O’Loughlin paints a vivid portrait of the complex, compassionate, and sometimes daring ways individual Catholics responded. by Aaron Klink February 14, 2022
First Words Cultivating Christ-like compassion We may feel compassion in our guts, but we learn it by practicing empathic solidarity. by Peter W. Marty February 4, 2022
First Person How playwright Tetsuro Shigematsu has transformed my homiletics classes His advice: be yourself, be underprepared, be weird. by Jason Byassee January 31, 2022
Notes from the Global Church A vibrant Christianity in South India Despite the government’s desire to eliminate non-Hindu faiths, churches thrive in the nation’s diverse south. by Philip Jenkins January 27, 2022
Books In Review: Benedict options learned from actual Benedictines Patrick Henry’s vision of monasticism is not a fleeing ark, but a marsh teeming with life. by Peter R. Gathje January 26, 2022
Features A rural church, a small budget, and a giant community meal Feeding bodies and souls at Everyone’s Table by Kathryn Haueisen January 14, 2022
Interview Seattle’s Interfaith Community Sanctuary includes Jews, Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus “People from every religious tradition want to be of service to God’s creation in a genuine way.” Amy Frykholm interviews Jamal Rahman January 13, 2022
Books In Review: Stephanie Spellers’s bold, practical wisdom for American Christians Kenosis, solidarity, and discipleship by Herman Baxter Jr. January 10, 2022
Interview Alexandr Tsypkov’s sacred graffiti “We began to paint frescoes on the ruins of abandoned churches. We did not ask anyone’s permission.” interview by Jason Byassee, translation by Amy Frykholm January 7, 2022
Features Desmond Tutu’s transformative vision He thrived on the process of endearing himself to all who hope for better days. by David Mesenbring January 7, 2022
Critical Essay Christian nationalism vandalizes the imagination When churches whitewashed their walls, they left themselves vulnerable. by Lanta Davis January 6, 2022
Features A worship practice Zoom can’t replicate Silence, in the Christian tradition, is a shared discipline as much as an individual one. by Chris Palmer January 5, 2022
Features How some churches are working to alleviate period poverty Menstruation supplies are expensive—and stigmatized. So many people just go without. by Dawn Araujo-Hawkins January 4, 2022
Faith Matters Giving and receiving care are what we’re made for Arthur Kleinman’s memoir gets at the heart of what it means to be human. by Stephanie Paulsell December 31, 2021
Books In Review: The historical roots of interfaith dialogue Tal Howard offers a carefully researched history, from the Mughal Empire to Nostra aetate and beyond. by Emily Soloff December 27, 2021