First Words

The privilege of ministry

Demoralization among clergy is high—and with good reason. But we need another narrative besides burnout.

by Peter W. Marty
Features

A dustpan, a desert, and a search for moral order

My theological education began at Deep Springs College, a two-year work school in California.
by Benjamin J. Dueholm
Voices

God of breath and gravity

“Who is God?” Today, God is the rising and falling of my chest.
by Brian Bantum
Interviews

Defending dignity at the National Cathedral

“We’re constantly saying what we’re against,” says Martin Dickinson, a lay leader at the cathedral’s sanctuary ministry, “and that’s necessary. But what are we for? Migration with Dignity gives us a framework.”
Interview by Alejandra Oliva
News

In congregations, fear, misinformation, and preparation after ICE policy change

by Aleja Hertzler-McCain

Books

The religious practice of community organizing

Aaron Stauffer offers a nuanced study of the radical social gospel and broad-based organizing.
by Clint Schnekloth

The magic of Amy Leach’s world

The essayist playfully contrasts the apocalyptic, fundamentalist worldviews of her childhood with the teeming abundance of life that she found later.
by Amy Frykholm

Elie Wiesel’s defiant faith

Journalist Joseph Berger documents the writer’s work, his activism, and the belief in God that he never fully renounced.
by Charles Scriven

How a boy band star from Boston became the beloved Imam Tay

Taymullah Abdur-Rahman demonstrates that friendship across religious difference can elicit personal and social transformation.
by Rafia Amina Khader

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First Words

The privilege of ministry

Demoralization among clergy is high—and with good reason. But we need another narrative besides burnout.
by Peter W. Marty
Books

The religious practice of community organizing

Aaron Stauffer offers a nuanced study of the radical social gospel and broad-based organizing.
by Clint Schnekloth
Features

A dustpan, a desert, and a search for moral order

My theological education began at Deep Springs College, a two-year work school in California.
by Benjamin J. Dueholm

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First Words

The privilege of ministry

Demoralization among clergy is high—and with good reason. But we need another narrative besides burnout.
by Peter W. Marty
Books

The religious practice of community organizing

Aaron Stauffer offers a nuanced study of the radical social gospel and broad-based organizing.
by Clint Schnekloth
In the Lectionary

February 9, Epiphany 5C (Luke 5:1–11)

Was I wrong to preach that Jesus wrecks our lives?
by Diane Roth
Features

A dustpan, a desert, and a search for moral order

My theological education began at Deep Springs College, a two-year work school in California.
by Benjamin J. Dueholm

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Books

The religious practice of community organizing

Aaron Stauffer offers a nuanced study of the radical social gospel and broad-based organizing.
by Clint Schnekloth
Screen Time

Competing masculinities in the dojo

As Cobra Kai’s final season is about to air, we are living in the aftermath of the political backlash to The Karate Kid’s softer kind of power.
by Kathryn Reklis
Interviews

Defending dignity at the National Cathedral

“We’re constantly saying what we’re against,” says Martin Dickinson, a lay leader at the cathedral’s sanctuary ministry, “and that’s necessary. But what are we for? Migration with Dignity gives us a framework.”
Interview by Alejandra Oliva
From the Editors

Emergency contacts

When we encounter a crisis, it’s helpful to have more phone numbers at the ready than just 911.

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