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The emergence of belief—and unbelief
Ethan Shagan chronicles the expansion of these concepts since the Middle Ages.
A parishioner with Alzheimer’s speaks for herself
She came to our events on dementia and faith. She believed we could do better.
Jean Vanier, author who shaped theology of disability, dies at age 90
Through the L’Arche network of communities and his books, he lifted up the brokenness of people with and without developmental disabilities—and their potential for transformation.
Billy Graham archives moving in June from Wheaton College to library in North Carolina
His son Franklin Graham, president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, said moving the materials “is part of our continuing consolidation in Billy Graham’s hometown.”
In northeast Syria, a Christian community struggles to survive
Before the start of Syria’s crisis in 2011, Christians made up 10–12 percent of the country’s 18 million people.
Unrigging the human game
We need to stop playing to win, says Bill McKibben, and start playing to keep the game going.
Catherine Keller’s political theology for the end of the world
Our era’s poet theologian begins by retranslating Paul: “the remaining time is contracted” (1 Cor. 7:29).
June 9, Pentecost C (John 14:8-17, 25-27)
Poor Philip just needs a little more from God. I know how he feels.
Flannery O’Connor’s challenge to the Lost Cause myths of the Confederacy
A little-known O’Connor story explores the human cost of self-deception.
Talking with our families about school shootings is painful, but necessary
Our son told me his strategy for getting to safety. I hate that worst-case scenario planning is his reality.
The anguish and ecstasy of the ark’s matriarch
Sarah Blake’s surrealist novel about Naamah—Noah’s wife—is mesmerizing.
June 2, Easter 7C (John 17:20-26)
Jesus wants us all around the table. That can be really, really hard.
The doors that Rachel Held Evans wedged open
She pointed toward a God who loves us in ways we can’t yet comprehend.
Jesus’ earliest followers were Jewish, too
Paula Fredriksen challenges popular assumptions about the first generation of Christians.
Remembering Rachel
I loved Rachel's brain, which was sharp and curious, bold and tender, all at the same time.
A prodigal son story on the island of Trinidad
Claire Adam’s debut novel is animated by a complicated landscape of family.