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Thomas Keating, who developed centering prayer, dies at age 95
Keating was also known for his engagement in interreligious dialogue.
Aid agencies denied travel to North Korea, blocking humanitarian relief
Faith-based groups have spent years building relationships in North Korea with efforts such as improving farming or providing health care. Now the U.S. State Department has a visa embargo.
Getting college students to ask what makes life worth living
At Yale, classrooms full of future doctors, lawyers, and hedge fund managers are contemplating the good life.
Thomas Keating permanently changed the way I pray
Centering prayer persists when I am believing or disbelieving, when I feel “close” to God or far away.
Palestinian candidate in East Jerusalem defies voting boycott
Ramadan Dabash sought to be the first East Jerusalem resident to serve on the city council since 1967.
European Christian missionaries and their false sense of progress
What does maturity look like? Whiteness is a horrific answer to this question.
Tolerance and violence in medieval Spain
Brian Catlos offers a nuanced corrective to the competing histories of Islamic rule.
Report details trends for U.S. women clergy
Among mainline denominations, women are half of the total clergy only in the United Church of Christ, Eileen R. Campbell-Reed’s research shows.
December 9, Advent 2C (Luke 3:1-6)
John the Baptist’s proclamation for a world of Tiberiuses and Trumps
December 9, Advent 2C (Luke 3:1-6)
John the Baptist’s proclamation for a world of Tiberiuses and Trumps
In Genesis 1, we’re all royalty
The creation story and the divine right of everybody.
The witness of Eugene Peterson
Peterson never delivered a formula for success. He just wrote about pastoral work and how to live it.
Pittsburgh synagogue shooting strikes at vibrant Jewish community
The neighborhood’s unity has been evident in the wake of the murders during sabbath services.
Christians can’t confront violence by blaming “both sides” and their incivility
We don't have to choose a political party. We do have to name the problem for what it is.
Going to church yesterday as a Christian who was raised Jewish
My visceral grief after the murders in Pittsburgh made me feel like a stranger in my own congregation.
Pope Francis the populist intellectual
The pope doesn't always show off his theological talents. Does that matter?
The U.S.-Mexico border, where migrants are hunted
What does it do to the body and spirit to be preyed upon constantly?
David Boase, Episcopal priest, fights deporation order
Boase, who is English, mistakenly voted once after a driver’s licensing employee offered him a registration form.
South Sudan faith leaders pray for peace agreement
The latest treaty is the second attempt for South Sudan to find peace after it became independent from Sudan in 2011.
Nature is my sanctuary, but Jesus keeps dragging me back to church
I blunder through life in selfish and stupid ways that no mountain scene—however inspiring—can heal, forgive, or reorient.