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A crushing lack of humanity
Both Apple’s “Crush” ad and Catholic Answers’ AI priest alarmed people. There’s some hope in that reaction.
Episode 40: Religion scholar Eddie Glaude Jr., author of We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For
A conversation with Eddie Glaude about Ella Baker, Black leadership, Malcolm X, and more
An evangelical scholar reads scripture through Artemis
Sandra Glahn shows how the Greek goddess’s prestige influenced the portrayal of women in Ephesians and 1 Timothy.
Too much mystery?
Leaving evangelicalism allowed me to embrace the mystery of faith. I wonder if I’ve taken it too far.
Coffee justice in Mexico
Café Justo’s alternative to the fair trade model keeps the means of production—and most of the profit—in the local community.
California hate crime hotline gives Hindus more evidence of shortfall in FBI reporting
In its inaugural report released May 22, California’s year-old CA vs....
Pope Francis apologizes for using homophobic slurs while saying 'no' to gay priests
During a closed-door meeting with 200 Italian bishops last week, Pope Francis allegedly used derogatory terms to describe gay people during debates about whether the Italian church should allow gay...
Karl Barth in a nutshell
Marty Folsom does what no previous scholar has done: make Church Dogmatics available to all.
June 2, Ordinary 9B (1 Samuel 3:1–10, 11–20)
Opening up space and time in our lives is one way to invite God to speak.
Indigenous community in Namibia works with Lutheran church to advocate for land rights
In Namibia, the San people have often been regarded as primitive hunters and gatherers whose lifestyle hinders development....
Court rules DC transit agency's ban on religious ads violates First Amendment
On May 21, a US District Court ruled in favor of WallBuilders, a religious nonprofit banned from displaying its ads on Washington, DC, buses, in its lawsuit challenging the Washington Metropolitan ...
Ukrainian military chaplains learn pluralism on the job
What to do if a soldier from another denomination asks for a prayer?
Corrected by Jesus (John 3:1-17)
Jesus’ response to Nicodemus takes the form of a mild rebuke.
The wilderness of a rural ministry circuit
I’m now a half-time “missional coach” to a six-church parish. I have many questions.
Navigating James Baldwin’s legacy
Greg Garrett provides a road map for the terrain of the prophetic writer’s work and thought.
Defrocked UMC pastor reinstated after LGBTQ bans lifted
On May 3, its final day, the United Methodist Church’s general conference voted to allow for the reinstatement of clergy who previously were defrocked under the denomination’s LGBTQ bans....
Displaced Christians in Burma celebrate Easter in war zone
On a hill within an internally displaced people’s camp in Burma’s Karenni State, a solitary cross, scarred by a recent Burmese army airstrike, stands adjacent to a damaged Catholic church....
A land dispute in the Old City
Armenian activists in Jerusalem are outraged over an agreement to lease communal land to a hotel developer.
Tear gas over the soccer field
“You’re welcome to take it back home with you,” my Palestinian friend said as I looked at the US-made canister in my hand. “Actually, take all of them.”