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Rachel Gross wants to blur the distinction between Jewish culture and Jewish religion
Being Jewish goes beyond the synagogue.
How the midwives Shiphrah and Puah mock the violence of empire
They use Pharaoh’s tools to dismantle oppression.
July 18, Ordinary 16B (2 Samuel 7:1–14a)
God promises to build a bayit, a house. But not one with boundaries.
Episode 92: Fast Five
Matt and Adam talk about family, cars, and the brilliant idiocy of Fast Five
“Dad, why does Deuteronomy 20 talk about killing the boys and girls?”
My daughter wants to know. Even as a biblical scholar, I don’t have a good answer.
Drawing close to Howard Thurman
Two new books invite us to learn from what others have loved about the civil rights icon.
Americans need robust local news outlets
Democracy is about membership in a local community. It can’t flourish without local journalism.
The distortions of the God Bless the USA Bible
The conflation of Christianity and American patriotism has never done either one any favors.
When radical Latino activists occupied churches
Felipe Hinojosa profiles resistance movements from the late 1960s and early 1970s, when religion and politics were inextricably linked.
What will Israeli politics look like after Netanyahu?
The promises and dangers of Israel’s new coalition government
The grace of holding my dying father’s hand during the pandemic
The word contagion comes from the Latin words for “with” and “touch.”
July 11, Ordinary 15B (2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19)
The gap in the lectionary’s account of the return of the Ark of the Covenant echoes a pattern we have seen too often in our country.
The Century invites reader submissions
The Century invites readers to submit first-person narratives inspired by the words quake and scrap.
Karl Barth’s wisdom for fathers (and mothers, and all children of God)
Before you had a human parent, you had a perfect one.
Canadian official: pope should apologize to First Nations
Canada’s Indigenous services minister has asked Pope Francis to issue a formal apology for the role the Catholic Church played in Canada’s residential school system after the remains of 215 childre...
Number of mosques in US grows, but Black mosques in decline
Increasing numbers of Black American mosques are closing, while the overall number of mosques in the United States continues to grow, according to a new report....
Anglican hospital in Gaza cares for wounded during fighting between Israel and Hamas
In May, tensions over the evictions of Palestinian families in East Jerusalem boiled over into 11 days of fighting between Israel and Hamas....
AME school Wilberforce University cancels debt for 2020, 2021 grads
There are usually lots of cheers and applause at university commencements....
How United Methodists around the world find faith through beekeeping
Jay Williams says he never feels more connected to the earth and to God than when he’s “surrounded by a million venomous insects.”...