Features
Standing in the remains of the death camps in Poland
The impossible, essential task of writing poetry after Auschwitz
A playground bully, her victim, and their God
Editing the Christian Century through decades of cultural change
How Christian theology and practice are being shaped by trauma studies
Books
Politics, parenting, and other secular things we put our faith in
We’re religious about lots of things, says David Zahl. Just not God.
What the Bible actually says about abortion, slavery, and other controversial topics
Should scripture inform our ethics? How, and which parts?
Why did Lyz Lenz’s church fail? Why do so many others?
The former church planter’s melancholy journey through the Midwest and its faith
When forgetting is more useful than remembering
Some things are better forgotten, says Lewis Hyde.
The suffering Jesus in Shawn Copeland’s theology
African American spirituality and God’s act of solidarity
Departments
A glimpse of how heaven sees worship
Sunday Morning II (left) and Friends in Freshness, by Narsiso Martinez
Is there a link between fertility and faith in South Korea?
To avoid risk, don’t get close to God
Why the “for all” in “free college for all” matters
News
Editing the Christian Century through decades of cultural change
“It's the nature of the gospel to upend settled views.”
Staff transitions at the Christian Century
Roles shift as longtime editor David Heim makes plans to retire
Christian aid groups vow to stay in Syria
Walter Kim to lead the National Association of Evangelicals
United Church of Christ buys $5.3 million of medical debt in Chicago, launches national program
Multiple women accuse United Methodist elder and prominent interfaith worker of sexual abuse
Why young Muslims are using a messaging app to pray for Bernie Sanders
