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Jerry Falwell Jr. resigns from Liberty University
The board of Liberty University has accepted the resignation of its president, Jerry Falwell Jr., after a roller-coaster day in which Falwell resigned, then withdrew his resignation, then resigned...
Christian missionaries gain access to Amazon’s Indigenous peoples, despite pandemic
When the first COVID-19 cases hit Brazil in March, the government agency in charge of protecting the country’s Indigenous peoples, the National Indian Foundation, ordered all civilians to leave th...
Mike Pence replaces Jesus with patriotic imagery in RNC speech
Speaking before a crowd at Fort McHenry National Monument in Baltimore on August 26, Vice President Mike Pence, a self-described “born-again, evangelical Catholic,” sprinkled his address to the Re...
Open media advocate William Fore dies at 92
Christian Century contributor and open media advocate William Fore died July 30 at the age of 92....
Rashida Tlaib joins Congressional Freethought Caucus
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, one of the first Muslim women in Congress, has joined the Congressional Freethought Caucus....
The law's aspirations (Romans 13:8-14; 23A)
Justice is complicated--even when it is the law of God.
Rock star Yuri Shevchuk imagines an anti-nationalist Russian democracy
The performances of his band, DDT, are like teach-ins.
Reenvisioning safety at a Black Youth Project 100 rally
Who keeps us safe? the crowd cried out. We keep us safe!
Getting to the Old City of Jerusalem—by cable car?
The proposed project may be good for tourism, but it brings dangers.
Louise Erdrich’s novel gives names, faces, words, and life to the Chippewa Turtle Mountain Band
A story of survival in the face of termination
Louisiana’s habitual offender law is cruel and unjust
Just because something is legal doesn’t make it morally right.
Why my church is done singing David Haas’s songs
It’s not because we don’t believe in grace.
A Perry Mason that doesn’t trust institutions
In the HBO reboot, even the deacons and the police are corrupt.
Guilt that burns (22A; Romans 12:9-21)
Love one another: good. But burning coals on heads?
Beyoncé, Oshun, and the melting pot of American religion
The Black church isn’t in the pot; it is the pot.
Prominent evangelical scholars are, once again, disavowing Trump
They’re brave to do so. Do they go far enough?
Why is the Border Patrol undermining humanitarian aid efforts at the southern border?
In July, agents raided a No More Deaths aid station—and 26 bodies were found in the desert.
I wish Francis Su had been my third-grade math teacher
Su’s book is about math and human flourishing. It’s also about how to be a teacher.
How I used Minecraft with my catechism group
Instead of memorizing Luther’s theology, the kids built churches that embodied it.