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Why write? (John 20:19-31)
I’m struck by the boldness and clarity of the writer of John’s Gospel.
Miriam Toews imagines her way into an insular community grappling with sexual assault
In her new novel, women in a Mennonite colony plot their own liberation.
Should Christians hunt animals?
A book of essays offers an array of perspectives for and against.
An unexpected Holy Communion
Before I could say the customary words, she reached for the pottery chalice and took drink after drink.
Timothy Dalrymple to lead Christianity Today as Harold B. Smith retires
“I couldn’t be more pleased,” Smith said about turning over the role of president and CEO of the media ministry to Dalrymple.
Yazidi boys who survived conscription by ISIS begin path to healing
In camps for displaced people in northern Iraq and a home for survivors in Syria, the staccato testimonies, glazed eyes, and malnourished bodies of boys who left Baghouz in recent weeks hint at the depth of their trauma.
The same old debate about the Easter story and whether or not to believe it
Accept the resurrection or don’t. Either way, you’re the boss.
Talking with Miriam Toews about Women Talking
“My novel is just one small part of a conversation that can’t be silenced.”
May 19, Easter 5C (John 13:31-35)
Here we find Jesus speaking in language both mystical and matter of fact.
Why I’m reading Nyasha Junior
If we want our biblical interpretation to align with the fullness of who Christ is, we need new lenses.
Wilton Gregory to lead Catholic archdiocese of Washington, D.C.
Gregory helped navigate the church’s response to the 2002 sexual abuse scandals—including new policies and norms to address it.
Does Hindu cleric who prays before legislative bodies speak for Hinduism?
Rajan Zed goes by the title of president of the Universal Society of Hinduism. Some other Hindu leaders say they know little about him.
How Rachel Held Evans bears the beauty and the burden of reading the Bible
The creative retellings in Inspired model an account of inspiration that is as much a spiritual practice as a religious doctrine.
Why the Green New Deal needs to be so big
We’re long past the time for gradual changes.
Debate on public prayer renewed after incident in Pennsylvania House
A controversial invocation took place just before the House’s first female Muslim representative was sworn in.
The slaveholding mistress and her purse strings
Stephanie Jones-Rogers dismantles the stereotype of white female passivity in the pre-Civil War south.
Xavier Arbex, priest in Peru, advocates for victims of gold mining
Peru is among the world's top sources of precious metals. Mining is poisoning people and turning forests into wasteland.