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Mariann Budde stoked fires of mercy

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.

by Katherine Willis Pershey
From the Editors

Why are Trump and Musk blocking the church’s work with refugees?

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

Voltaire’s encounter with the crucified Christ

The Enlightenment thinker was fiercely critical of religion. But what did he mean by religion?
by Saga Herdeskold
Voices

White supremacy shows up in unexpected places

Supremacy feels so good on the inside that we are all vulnerable to its sirens.
by Julian DeShazier
Voices

Dust and glory

Our origin in dirt can teach us humility. But what if it also bears the divine image?
by Peter Choi

Books

The legacy of “religionization”

Marianne Moyaert provides a helpful but somber history of the ways European Christians have imagined people of other faiths.
by Leo D. Lefebure

The moral cost of rechargeable batteries

In the DRC’s cobalt mines, desperate workers earn a few dollars a day to help power our digital lives.
by John Rosenburg

Some good press for Paul

Biblical scholar Susan Grove Eastman brings the apostle into conversation with today’s world.
by Anthony B. Robinson

Simone Weil’s anti-fascist blueprint

Ros Schwartz’s translation of The Need for Roots makes Weil’s masterpiece feel as urgent today as it was in 1943.
by Mac Loftin

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Features

Voltaire’s encounter with the crucified Christ

The Enlightenment thinker was fiercely critical of religion. But what did he mean by religion?
by Saga Herdeskold
Books

The legacy of “religionization”

Marianne Moyaert provides a helpful but somber history of the ways European Christians have imagined people of other faiths.
by Leo D. Lefebure
Voices

White supremacy shows up in unexpected places

Supremacy feels so good on the inside that we are all vulnerable to its sirens.
by Julian DeShazier

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White supremacy shows up in unexpected places

Supremacy feels so good on the inside that we are all vulnerable to its sirens.
by Julian DeShazier
Features

Mariann Budde stoked fires of mercy

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.
by Katherine Willis Pershey
From the Editors

Why are Trump and Musk blocking the church’s work with refugees?

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

A dish best not served

The desire for revenge is sweeping our nation. How can Christians counter this?
by Peter W. Marty

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