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Progressive Christians should read the Bible

It’s a rich, multivocal library. And we can’t afford to be ignorant of a book that’s being weaponized against vulnerable people.

by Debie Thomas
News

African theologians look to Nicene Creed's anniversary year to reshape spiritual future

by Fredrick Nzwili
Interviews

The D.C. church that beat the Proud Boys in court now owns their name

“There was no disagreement as to whether we should engage,” says Metropolitan AME pastor Bill Lamar, “but there was definitely a risk calculation.”

Jasmin Pittman interviews William H. Lamar IV

Features

Trump the savior-king

The president, just as the Christian Reconstructionists intended, sits at the top of a violent system as the mouthpiece of a silent, abusive God.
by Liz Charlotte Grant
Features

The imitation of the Spirit

Christians are taught to practice imitatio Christi, empowered by the Holy Spirit. What if we flipped this narrative?
by Meg Giordano

Books

A matter of love, not certainty

In Carl Hughes’s hands, Kierkegaard helps to distinguish Luther’s desire for certainty from his appreciation for mystery.
by David Newheiser

Poems for a difficult life of faith

Like Paul, Spencer Reece has journeyed to see what he would suffer as a servant of Christ.
by Diane Glancy

The story of Richmond’s “cathedral of the Confederacy”

Christopher Graham’s book focuses on the racism of one Virginia congregation. It will challenge all those who cause harm in the name of virtue.
by Peyton Williams

Inside the lives of everyday workers

Mark Larson’s collection of soulful interviews is a worthy successor to Studs Terkel’s 1974 classic Working.
by Jesse Lava

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In the Lectionary

March 16, Lent 2C (Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 13:31-35)

We live with a clear-eyed hope that refuses to squint in the face of suffering.
by Mark Ralls
Voices

Progressive Christians should read the Bible

It’s a rich, multivocal library. And we can’t afford to be ignorant of a book that’s being weaponized against vulnerable people.
by Debie Thomas
Books

Poems for a difficult life of faith

Like Paul, Spencer Reece has journeyed to see what he would suffer as a servant of Christ.
by Diane Glancy

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Politics

Features

The certainty summit

In 1978, a who’s who of conservative evangelical leaders met in Chicago to draft a statement on biblical inerrancy. It would change the course of church and state.
by Liz Charlotte Grant
Voices

The substance of small things I’ve seen

Hope and change mean something different to me now than they did in 2009.
by Brian Bantum
Interviews

The D.C. church that beat the Proud Boys in court now owns their name

“There was no disagreement as to whether we should engage,” says Metropolitan AME pastor Bill Lamar, “but there was definitely a risk calculation.”

Jasmin Pittman interviews William H. Lamar IV

Features

Trump the savior-king

The president, just as the Christian Reconstructionists intended, sits at the top of a violent system as the mouthpiece of a silent, abusive God.
by Liz Charlotte Grant

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