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My mother was my first theology teacher
Now it’s my turn to hold the memory of faith for her.
Reading a Samurai code alongside Howard Thurman’s meditations on nonviolence
Tsunetomo and Thurman both say death is not to be feared for those who understand their purpose in life.
New churches a refuge for disaffected ‘dones’
At nontraditional congregations popping up across the country, many people have stories of rocky relationships with church. But they felt something was missing when they left.
Holocaust educators seek ways to preserve power of survivors’ testimony
“To hear that 6 million Jews were murdered is overwhelming,” Rena Quint said. “To hear one story from someone who lived through the Holocaust makes a strong impression.”
A personal discipline of Talmud study
Ilana Kurshan shows how the practice of Daf Yoni gave structure to a life made formless and void.
Dean Peerman, a Century editor for 60 years, dies at age 87
In March 1965, he and fellow editor Martin E. Marty participated in the second civil rights march in Selma, Alabama.
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Godly Play and the language of Christian faith
At the heart of each lesson is storytelling and wondering.
Rohingya refugees refuse repatriation to Myanmar as persecution fears continue
“Once we see that our relatives in Myanmar have gotten full citizenship rights,” said one community leader, “no one will have to force us to go back.”
Faith-based refugee aid groups struggle to stay open
Over the past two years, the nation’s refugee resettlement system has been slowly dismantled.
April 21, Resurrection of the Lord (Luke 24:1-12)
The resurrection is an old, old message. But I need to be reminded.
Mixtec people and their voices
Behind Roma is a complex history of indigenous lives and faiths.
Faith, imagination, and the glory of ordinary life
The following conversation between novelist Marilynne Robinson and theologian Rowan Williams took place at Wheaton College in Illinois and was moderated by members of Wheaton’s faculty as part ...
Hopes unseen and unspoken
Here he was: prostrate, limp, a huge tube going down his windpipe.
Don’t miss the judgment (Luke 13:1-9)
Jesus’ parables ought to alarm us, draw us short.
April 19, Good Friday (John 18:1-19:42)
When I say the creeds, Pilate’s name stands as a warning back to myself.
Horror and hope in the face of climate change
Jim Antal calls for a green reformation among churches.
Learning what happiness is (and isn’t) from my daughter with Down syndrome
Penny embodies the kind of love that holds onto hope amid suffering, redemption amid pain, and forgiveness amid hurt.
Seeing things that no one else can see
He shows me a ceramic ram, duck, and eagle: “At night I see them wrestling with each other.”