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Why an internet-famous Vietnamese monk is on a trek to India
A Vietnamese monk who became an internet hit last year is going international....
Richard Hays, influential scholar who changed his mind on same-sex marriage, dies at 76
Richard Hays, a renowned New Testament scholar and former dean of Duke Divinity School known for his influential books on Christian ethics and his change of mind about same-sex marriage, died Janua...
119th Congress adds 2 Hindus, 2 nones, remains mostly Christian
A new Pew Research Center report on the religious composition of the 119th session of Congress reveals that the majority of its members are Christian....
Episode 45: Theologian Yolanda Pierce, author of The Wounds Are the Witness
A conversation with Yolanda Pierce about storefront churches, the stories in our bones, wounded healers, and more
January 12, Baptism of the Lord C (Luke 3:15-17, 21-22)
As clear as John is about his role, he still relies on the community for a more robust expression of his calling.
Where is the light? (Isaiah 60:1-6)
When hope is dim, we need the assurance that God is with us.
Please, tell me what it says in the original Greek
Why are clergy so embarrassed to know things their job requires them to know?
Jewish leaders decry Pope Francis's criticism of Israel as 'incendiary'
A group representing the leaders of the United States’s largest Jewish organizations has written ...
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.
When climate is a tool of empire
David Livingstone explores the dubious history of overclaiming or distorting the role of climate.
The hope-filled worldview of John B. Cobb Jr.
Cobb was a visionary who saw theology as a force for transformation—as much about action as thought.
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.
Jimmy Carter, beloved Sunday school teacher, former president, dies at 100
Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at age 100, was known most as the 39th president of the United States. But he also will be remembered as the world’s most famous Sunday school teacher....
January 6, Epiphany (Matthew 2:1-12)
You rarely see a children’s pageant based on Matthew’s story of escape from a raging despot.
My word for 2024 was monasticism
One highlight of the year was a busy week in a cabin with three friends and a dog.
