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Finding church after religious trauma
Brooke Petersen gathers the stories of eight queer Christians who left churches—and found new ones.
Labor, land, and racism
Fifty years later, Wendell Berry revisits the themes he introduced in The Hidden Wound.
Where did the baby boomers go wrong?
Bill McKibben recalls his suburban childhood without a hint of nostalgia.
Meet the Church of Sweden’s archbishop-elect
Martin Modéus will lead the national church during a time of profound change.
September 25, Ordinary 26C (Luke 16:19–31)
God keeps sending the message that there’s a better way.
Turning understanding on its head (Luke 16:1-13)
The inability to make sense of the parable of the unjust manager allows us to experience confusion similar to those first students of Jesus.
The Night Pastor
I recently came across a record by 1960s Episcopal priest and jazz musician Robert Owen.
Looking to heaven without looking past earth
In the Christian imagination, the two rightly go together.
September 18, Ordinary 25C (Jeremiah 8:18–9:1)
Jeremiah has to learn to name the reality that is right in front of him.
Moving through bad days (Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28)
Jeremiah’s ministry bleeds into his humanity.
A church made of dust
After each service, I sweep up the dirt, specks of plastic, and tendrils of hair.
Failing and falling
At a workshop, I was asked to list my failures. The experience has stayed with me.
September 11, Ordinary 24C (Luke 15:1–10)
Sometimes in ministry you lose precious things.
The Century invites reader submissions
The Century invites readers to submit first-person narratives inspired by the words Hunt and Wind.
When work-life balance turns sinister
The fantasy of Severance is that we can avoid facing the moral peril of the structures we inhabit.
Following the long shadow of America’s original sin
Theologian Alison Benders takes an online pilgrimage through our country’s racial history.
Personhood beyond personalization
Technology can’t give us what we really want, says Andy Crouch.
Earth’s self-care
The blue-and-green-marbled planet is trying her best to restore stability.