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Ten ways Christians can criticize Israel that aren’t antisemitic
Since October 7, many well-intentioned statements have undercut progressive Christians’ moral high ground by invoking antisemitic tropes. It’s an avoidable problem.
In Gaza, water is life
Fresh water was scarce even before the war. Now the situation is dire.
We are all going to die
During my first several hours administering ashes as a hospital chaplain, I kept cringing.
“God is my fire”
Encounters with Eritrean men at a refugee camp in Calais, France
The theologically trained organizer
The most exciting horizons in theological education lie at its intersection with community organizing.
Teaching ministry students to ask beautiful questions
Narrative practice offers an excellent resource for the work of pastoral care.
Crossing religious boundaries at Groton
As a Muslim scholar teaching Indigenous history at an Episcopal boarding school, I have some learning—and unlearning—to do.
What the humanities can offer in this technological moment
The growth of artificial intelligence is opening a conversation for which ethicists and theologians are uniquely qualified.
Facing theological ed’s existential crisis
Four schools and the creative paths they’re charting
My double vision
I like to think Jesus gives the blind man in Mark 8 vision of another kind: to see past the limits of human sight.
An architecture of care in Calais
At the Maria Skobtsova House, refugees and volunteers work to counteract the cruel logic of the refugee crisis.
The Iowa poet-priest who mastered haiku
Raymond Roseliep quietly became one of the most highly regarded haiku poets in the English language.
Seeing abortion access as a blessing
“Abortion is not abstract,” says Katey Zeh, CEO of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice. “It happens within the context of a real person’s life.”
The Crown abdicates without a successor
My viewing experience recapitulated a running theme of the show: the question, Why are we doing this?
Antechapel and rest house
Outside St. Peter’s Basilica, a McDonald’s serves Christ’s poor.
Mary’s special child and mine
I probably shouldn’t treat my own son like he’s the Messiah. Imagine the pressure.
A rich woman who took the Magnificat seriously
Vida Dutton Scudder, an early 20th-century radical, points Christians to solidarity and martyrdom.
Are all Christians adopted?
Paul’s metaphor can be harmful to those of us who have experienced adoption—and the abandonment that is usually central to it.
Gifts you can read
When it comes to giving gifts, it’s hard to go wrong with words. Here are some of the wordy gifts the CC staff will be giving this Christmas.
The tree of God’s mysteries
The Jewish Kabbalah tradition offers a way of understanding God in the world—one that has profoundly influenced Christianity.