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Federal policy changes have made student loans harder to obtain—and much harder to pay back.

The Roman emperor staged a patriotic revival to win back the gods’ favor. The empire fell anyway.

We are all being formed not only by what we profess but by what our bodies learn to tolerate.

As Christians, we need to protest authoritarianism and support the people it targets. We also need to underscore the deep foundations of this work.

In the Trump era, the narrative around legislative efforts seems to matter a lot more than the actual results.

Congressional leaders have sat silent as Trump runs roughshod over democratic norms. But they readily answered the call to cut Medicaid.

Hope and change mean something different to me now than they did in 2009.

God doesn’t count the same things we do.

It’s been said that a sermon should be judged by its impact beyond the moment when it’s preached. In the last month, the bishop’s sermon at the National Cathedral has been making a difference.

An administration that presents itself as the champion of beleaguered Christians is instead spreading lies about them.

American political theology has tended to take democracy and the rule of law for granted. What now?

Thankfully, the Christian tradition is filled with models of resistance to unjust leaders.

So is our nation’s long history of choosing economic success over global equity, safety, and wellbeing.

They’re brave to do so. Do they go far enough?

How American evangelicalism baptized male aggression

Maya Angelou says that we develop courage by doing small things. "You wouldn't want to pick up a 100-pound weight without preparing yourself."

J. Edgar Hoover's influence was even farther reaching than we know.

Luther said we can judge a tree by its fruit. He never said doing so would be easy.

Amy Chua considers why we cling to people who look and act like us.

A new book of essays shows that evangelicals aren't all the same culturally or politically. So what's holding them together?