Jimmy Carter, America’s best ex-president

After his 1980 defeat, Carter devoted himself to the causes of a progressive evangelicalism that has all but disappeared from public view.

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The women who would be war heroes

Kristin Hannah’s novel is based on military nurses’ firsthand accounts of their experiences in Vietnam.

A study Bible for Anabaptism’s birthday

“This is not a Bible just for Mennonites,” says Anabaptism at 500 project director John Roth.

When climate is a tool of empire

David Livingstone explores the dubious history of overclaiming or distorting the role of climate.

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The women who would be war heroes

Kristin Hannah’s novel is based on military nurses’ firsthand accounts of their experiences in Vietnam.

A study Bible for Anabaptism’s birthday

“This is not a Bible just for Mennonites,” says Anabaptism at 500 project director John Roth.

Made to be broken

Sometimes the harm caused by breaking a promise is less than the harm caused by keeping it.

Politics

When climate is a tool of empire

David Livingstone explores the dubious history of overclaiming or distorting the role of climate.

Jimmy Carter, America’s best ex-president

After his 1980 defeat, Carter devoted himself to the causes of a progressive evangelicalism that has all but disappeared from public view.

Diplomatic evangelism

Emily Conroy-Krutz chronicles the complex relationship between Protestant missionaries and the US Foreign Service in the 19th century.