Features
Wilderness: Essays by readers
Being a Shalom Sista in a brokenhearted world
After the glass factory
The Babel story is about the dangers of uniformity
Books
Racist public policy and its intended consequences
Segregation isn't just about white flight and redlining. It's about what government does and doesn't do.
Martin Luther in all his complexity
Lyndal Roper's biography is a masterpiece of nuance and balance.
Are Greg Boyd and I reading the same Old Testament?
Yes, there’s violence. But there’s also God’s faithfulness and care.
The fear loop
In our current crisis, fear is both cause and consequence.
Amy Tan on writing, family, and writing about family
Some parents are horrified when their children write books that air family secrets. Not Daisy Tan.
Departments
The Foolish Virgins, by Francesco Mazzola
Two stories that define our world
Can a corporation exercise religion?
The weight mother! bears
News
Brian Scroggins, disaster manager, cares for Las Vegas survivors
Since the day after the mass shooting, Scroggins has organized donations, kept track of the 500 wounded, and organized the services of ministers.
Amid evangelical decline, split grows between young adults and church elders
Only 11 percent of evangelicals are younger than 30, according to a recent study.
William Barber and Liz Theoharis take the Poor People’s Campaign on the road
The campaign is confronting four interlocking issues: systemic racism, poverty, the war economy, and ecological devastation.
Is Rohingya crisis changing the West's view of Buddhism?
Unlike Hollywood portrayals of peaceful monks, some in Myanmar are spurring violence against Muslims in the name of Buddhist nationalism.
Federal judge strikes down tax-free housing for clergy
Leaders of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, a nonprofit, requested the tax benefit. The IRS rejected their claim.
Kosher? Historic ruling lets Israeli diners decide
The high court decision is a challenge to the ultra-Orthodox establishment.
Tunisia repeals ban on interfaith marriage for Muslim women
Many Muslim nations prohibit certain interfaith marriages. It's not suprising that Tunisia changed that.