Tolkien 2.0
The fantasy writer’s vast theological and philosophical universe is unfolding in the hands of artists, scholars, and game designers.
The religious practice of community organizing
Aaron Stauffer offers a nuanced study of the radical social gospel and broad-based organizing.
Preaching against the rich (Mark 10:17-31)
When the world is in peril and the rich are to blame, such preaching becomes essential.
October 13, Ordinary 28B (Hebrews 4:12–16)
One of the most underrated spiritual gifts is perseverance.
Fuller inclusion (Mark 10:2-16)
Jesus’ blessing of the children and re-centering them in the midst of the community serves as a sort of Pride parable.
October 6, Ordinary 27B (Job 1:1, 2:1–10)
The primary biblical text that addresses human suffering is a comedic folktale. How are we meant to process this?
Puerto Rico as both object and subject of mission
José David Rodríguez provides a decolonial history of Lutheranism in the world’s oldest colony.
The reality of deep solidarity
For Joerg Rieger, theology must account for global power dynamics, which are largely driven by capitalism.
Church vs. injustice, not church vs. state
Ilsup Ahn believes that a different conception of church could have stopped, among other things, housing segregation.
Finding church after religious trauma
Brooke Petersen gathers the stories of eight queer Christians who left churches—and found new ones.
Elle Dowd’s firsthand account of the Ferguson uprising
A memoir of a White moderate’s repentance
The Naming Project is a Christian camp that celebrates LGBTQ teens as they are
“We ask questions like, who am I? Who did God make me to be?”
In a secular age, Bonhoeffer’s “religionless Christianity” is evergreen
Peter Hooten considers the concept in relationship to the theologian’s entire body of work.
How I used Minecraft with my catechism group
Instead of memorizing Luther’s theology, the kids built churches that embodied it.