Features
Inclusive, exclusive, or pluralistic?
Mystery and ministry in Grantchester and beyond
How can we fell the demons of hatred?
Voices
Samuel Wells
A former parishioner shows me the gospel
His life had emerged from chaos, but he didn't have a bad word for anyone.
Kathryn Reklis
The myth of white innocence in Detroit
Kathryn Bigelow's film lays bare our assumptions about guilt and race.
Books
Why scientific thinking matters for society
Andrew Shtulman's book isn't just about understanding data. It's about moral concern.
The Bible's place in the American imagination
Scripture shapes culture—but always through what we bring to it.
Tracing the traditions of English church music
Andrew Gant's lively book tells a history of sacred song.
Marilynne Robinson's vision for democracy
Critics are correct that Robinson doesn't offer an alternative to the Christian Right. But she never claimed to.
The personal is political—and universal—for Carter Heyward
Heyward was one of the first women priests. But her particular experiences aren't the heart of her memoir.
Departments
A former parishioner shows me the gospel
Gathering Manna in the Desert, by Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665)
The slow creep of injustice
The myth of white innocence in Detroit
Denouncing the evil lie of white supremacy
News
World’s oldest man—an Auschwitz survivor—dies at 113
Yisrael Kristal, an Orthodox Jew, celebrated his bar mitzvah in Israel last October, 100 years late.
Member of Trump's evangelical advisory board resigns
A. R. Bernard, lead pastor of a 33,000-member church in Brooklyn, New York, cited "conflict in values" with the administration.
Counterprotesters overwhelm free speech rally in Boston
The people who attended a rally at the Boston Common did not bear Nazi symbols or racist slogans. But the tens of thousands of counterprotesters saw their intention as defending hate speech.
Faith leaders on the front lines in Charlottesville
An interfaith group of clergy gathered alongside anti-racist and anti-fascist activists countering white supremacist and neo-Nazi protesters.
Tillerson says protecting targets of ISIS is U.S. religious freedom priority
The secretary of state cited the militant group's attacks on Middle Eastern religious minorities.
Stories from mothers imprisoned under El Salvador's abortion ban spark debate
El Salvador has one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the world. But that may be changing.
Hobby Lobby purchase shows ethical problems in the antiquities trade
Israel is the only Middle Eastern country that permits state-licensed dealers to sell ancient artifacts.
Presbyterian pastor detained by North Korea returns to Canada
The pastor had taken dozens of mission trips to the nation since 1997—until he was accused of undermining the government.
Unearthed fishing village may be the birthplace of three of Jesus’ apostles
For decades archaeologists have searched for the home of Peter, Andrew, and Philip.