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Silence in an evil time
An enigmatic verse from the prophet Amos stuck in my soul’s craw.
Robert Wood Lynn, leader in religion scholarship, dies at age 93
In 15 years at the Lilly Endowment, he went beyond merely giving grants, fostering study of core issues in American religious life.
Mystic traditions and modern psychology
I love pop psychology pieces that try to make sense of those Christmas-tree-colored splotches that appear on brain scans.
November 25, Reign of Christ B (John 18:33-37; Revelation 1:4b-8)
The cross is both foundation and anti-foundation, a disturber of worlds.
James Cone and the liberating spirit of blackness
In his final memoir, Cone’s testimony resounds.
The life of faith takes practice
Maya Angelou had it right: we can only try to be Christian.
A remarkable commentary on the Qur’an and the Bible
Gabriel Said Reynolds puts the two sacred texts into respectful, honest conversation.
Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad, advocates for women harmed by war, win Nobel Peace Prize
The Congolese Christian surgeon and Yazidi activist have seen each of their homelands devastated by violence.
Hurricane-struck churches apply for FEMA aid
The possibility of federal funds paying to restore sanctuaries is a change from previous FEMA policy.
November 18, Ordinary 33B (Mark 13:1-8; Daniel 12:1-3; Hebrews 10:11-25)
Sometimes we need a good old-fashioned swig of bracing disillusionment.
American houses built on sand
Barbara Kingsolver shows that without truth, foundations crumble.
Take & read: New books in global Christianity
Faith’s core and its manifestations across cultures
Óscar Romero and Paul VI now Catholic saints
The Salvadoran archbishop and Vatican II–era pope were among the most prominent and controversial figures of the Catholic Church in the 20th century.
Pope accepts Washington cardinal Donald Wuerl’s resignation
Wuerl is one of the most prominent leaders affected in the clergy sexual abuse crisis roiling the Catholic Church.
It’s time for me to let go of some books
Someone else should have a turn feeling guilty about not reading Finnegans Wake.
Metropolitan Bishoy, Orthodox and ecumenical leader, dies at age 76
The Egyptian bishop was influential locally and globally.
Rohingya Muslims deported from India to Myanmar despite persecution fears
An estimated 700,000 Rohingya people have fled to Bangladesh to escape brutal violence by Myanmar’s military. Another 40,000 have taken refuge in India.
Are people good? (Mark 10:17-31)
We are worthy, loved, and enough. But so is everyone else.