A wisdom ecclesiology embraces the church’s earthly context—but without romanticizing it.
Surviving and communing together are sacred gestures.
“I tried to remember that these are human beings, not caricatures.”
“The perception in small-town Wisconsin of being disadvantaged may not be accurate, but it’s not ridiculous, either.”
True character is only formed over long periods of time.
Like many legal and moral disputes, the case involving a Colorado bakery and a same-sex couple hinges on finding the right analogy.
Every step of my sister’s pilgrimage was a prayer, and I tried to follow in the path she made.
In the Pearl River Delta, Christianity is more than just a memory.
Give me your tired, your poor, those you consider dogs.
Not everyone knows who Jesus is. Do his disciples?
The postapocalyptic strength of the Amish
Who survives when technology fails?
Saul, David, and the morality of power
How shrewdly the drama of mixed motives, mixed loyalties, and mixed feelings unfolds.
Colonial Americans suffered under a two-tiered justice system. Later they created one.
Since before the revolution, punishment has depended on who’s being punished.
Faith for the earth's survival
Environmental sustainability requires a Reformation-scale paradigm shift.
What does a prophet look like?
Albert Raboteau profiles seven people who shaped the theology and practice of activism in 20th-century America.
The sanctuary is quiet now. / Maple leaves, scattered yellow cake crumbs, / the only evidence of the passing ...
Teresa Hord Owens, a descendant of one of Indiana’s oldest free black settlements, is general minister and president.