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Anthony Poggo named Anglican Communion secretary general
Take & Read: Global Christianity
Five new books about the lives and faith of Christians around the world
selected by Philip Jenkins
The Episcopal Church was and is right to affirm same-sex marriage. Now we should be willing to face the costs.
by Ross Kane
Uganda hosts one refugee for every 160 residents. That’s more than seven times the burden the U.S. bears.
by David A. Hoekema
Churches helped usher in a new era of South Sudanese politics. As the conflict continues, leaders are again seeking to be peacemakers and prophets.
The Sudanese government has long waged war on its own people. In the borderland of Abyei, it's turned two peaceful groups into enemies.
text and photos by Paul Jeffrey
Philip Jenkins has argued that Christianity's future is an African one. If so, what does the area poised to become Africa's newest independent nation tell us about Christianity's future?