The pastor and mentor to Martin Luther King formed a vision of resistance around prayer, not politics.
Critical Essay
The Dutch ecumenist believed the church can—and must—challenge hateful ideologies.
Baptism is about dying with Christ. Why don't more churches talk about this?
Prayer is ministry, and ministry is prayer.
Maybe Jesus’ tears at Bethany come from more than grief.
What does it take for people to get mobilized for the common good?
Financial stress is harming ministers—some more than others.
In Torah, the stranger appears as a guest to be welcomed, not a problem to be solved.
Why do we forgive him so much more easily than migrants today?
A little-known O’Connor story explores the human cost of self-deception.
The separate spheres of our lives, and the imagination it takes to forge deeper community
Like good cooking, good preaching is local, idiosyncratic, and diverse.
Enemies are real. They are also closer to us than we may care to imagine.
How my attraction to other religions deepened my love of my own
Womanist theology proclaims a future beyond the strongholds of racism, sexism, and injustice.
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