Features
How do novelists write about faith in a culture that's moving past it?
200 years that shaped Judaism, Jesus, and all that followed
Robert Jenson and the God of the gospel
Voices
M. Craig Barnes
Things are always falling apart
Is there a center that can hold?
Kathryn Reklis
Logan Lucky's criminals and why we root for them
In Ocean's 11, the thieves' sheer coolness reeled us in. It's a harder sell when the heroes day-drink themselves to sleep.
Books
Ralph Ellison’s theology made visible
Cooper Harriss aims to rescue Ellison from neglect and misinterpretation—by reading him alongside theologians.
The prism of Mohja Kahf’s poetry
Kahf turns the stories of biblical and Qur'anic women to see their many facets.
The museum of whose Bible?
The Green family's take on the Good Book is not as neutral as they let on.
Going offline to preserve the precious resource of attention
Yes, it's another year-of narrative. But Esther Emery offers a moving story about the possibility of change.
Ukraine, 1941
A book that has transformed my life of faith
For the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, we asked writers to choose one formative book and tell us about it.
Take & Read: Global Christianity
Philip Jenkins recommends the best recently published books in his field.
A lineage of black female scholars
Black women's contributions continue to be rendered invisible. Brittney Cooper offers a critical intervention.
Take & Read: Practical theology
Mary Clark Moschella recommends the best recently published books in her field.
Toni Morrison on the invention of the stranger
Dying—and living—with breast cancer
Nina Riggs's love of the world shines through her memoir, even as the ground shifts beneath her.
Take & Read: New Testament
Joshua Jipp recommends the best recently published books in his field.
Take & Read: American religious history
Grant Wacker recommends the best recently published books in his field.
Reading the Bible with a sacramental sensibility
Hans Boersma sees scripture as more open to imaginative reading than our modern methods permit. The key is faith in Christ.
Nicole Krauss’s love letter to (an imagined) Kafka
A breathtaking novel that bleeds existential urgency from every page
Departments
The Tribute Money, by Tiziano Vecellio (Titian) (ca. 1488–1576)
Logan Lucky's criminals and why we root for them
After the storm, rebuild—but where?
A religious test from Dianne Feinstein?
News
U.S. Postal Service honors Theodore M. Hesburgh with a stamp
Chicago church connects sustainable food, economic empowerment
At Trinity UCC, environmental awareness and racial justice are intertwined.
Evensong sees a surge even as British church attendance declines
In small and large spaces, the 45-minute service is attracting people who might otherwise never enter a sanctuary.
Mainline churches in North and South wrestle with Confederate legacy
After Charlottesville, Christians are re-examining memorials to General Robert E. Lee and others.
Talitha Arnold, UCC pastor, among leaders launching national campaign to prevent suicide
On a national weekend of prayer, congregations lifted up people struggling with mental health issues, mental health professionals, faith leaders, and those seeking help.
Crisis for Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar worsens
Myanmar's military has been accused of ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.
Robert Jenson, theologian revered by many of his peers, dies at age 87
Jenson was also active in ecumenical dialogues.
Survey offers data for worldview of Trump voters
Baylor researchers found that 81 percent of Trump voters see Middle Eastern refugees as a threat.
Faith groups provide the bulk of disaster recovery, coordinating with FEMA
Faith-based organizations are integral partners in state and federal disaster relief efforts.
Notion of a 'Christian America' dwindling even further, study shows
The number of people who are not affiliated with organized religion continues to grow.