The Christian Century is an ecumenical biweekly magazine that examines developments in the contemporary church and probes the religious and moral issues of our day.

If you are not familiar with the Century, we encourage you to order a back issue and examine it before submitting your query. To order a back issue, call 800-208-4097.

Articles
We seek manuscripts that articulate the public meaning of faith, bringing the resources of religious tradition to bear on such topics as poverty, human rights, economic justice, international relations, national priorities and popular culture. We are also interested in pieces that examine or critique the theology and ethos of individual religious communities. We welcome articles that find fresh meaning in old traditions and that adapt or apply religious traditions to new circumstances.

Authors should assume that readers are familiar with main themes in Christian history and theology, are accustomed to the historical-critical study of the Bible and are already engaged in relating faith to social and political issues. Many of our readers are ministers or teachers of religion at the college level.

If you would like to write an article for the Century, please send a query to submissions@christiancentury.org. Please allow four to six weeks for a response from our editors.

We do not accept unsolicited submissions for our regular columns.

Book reviews
Book reviews are solicited by our book review editor. Please note that submissions via e-mail will not be considered. If you are interested in becoming a reviewer for the Christian Century, please send your résumé and a list of subjects of interest to:

Attn: Book reviews
The Christian Century
104 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 700
Chicago, IL 60603-5901

Poetry
We suggest reading the poems in the past several issues to gain a clearer idea of the kinds of poetry we are seeking. We publish shorter poems (under 20 lines) that are grounded in images and that reveal an awareness of the sounds of language and the forms of poetry even when the poems are written in free verse.

Please submit poetry to poetry@christiancentury.org.