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Since 1900, the Christian Century has published reporting, commentary, poetry, and essays on the role of faith in a pluralistic society.

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Talking about religious decline with a Buddhist priest

The local clergy conversation turned to nostalgia about our so-called Christian past. I asked the Buddhist priest next to me what he thought.

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Why do extremely wealthy people hate the idea of higher marginal tax rates

It's not like paying more taxes would change a billionaire’s quality of life.

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Sheltered by God

The psalmist takes cover in God like a stranded hiker seeking refuge beneath an overturned tree.

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Philippine church bombing causes fears of derailed peace process

Dozens were killed or wounded during mass Sunday at a cathedral in the majority Muslim part of the country, where most voters approved expanding an autonomous region to make peace.

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Life s persistent questions

I don’t want to reach the end of life having complied with external demands instead of listening to the internal, eternal voice.

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A Muslim GOP leader a Catholic judge and the American tradition of associations

The right to form associations is part of First Amendment. Yet Americans sometimes view membership in them with suspicion—as some did with Shahid Shafi and Brian Buescher.

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Mary Oliver much honored and often quoted poet dies at age 83

Her poetry about the natural world evokes the harmony of creation in Genesis 1, one scholar wrote.

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We are more than our jobs

On the good days, this is the best job in the world. Yet, as I wedge my foot into my heels, I must recognize the difficulties of our vocation.

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Watching the winter sun

Like the sun, God seems distant sometimes.

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Lamin Sanneh scholar of Christian missions dies at age 76

Sanneh challenged the idea that Christianity was merely a tool of colonialism.

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