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William Barber and Liz Theoharis take the Poor People’s Campaign on the road
The campaign is confronting four interlocking issues: systemic racism, poverty, the war economy, and ecological devastation.
The rise and fall of Emmanuel Carrère’s faith
The Kingdom is a mess, but it refuses to be wholly dismissed.
Continued killing of Copts heightens debate over meaning of martyrdom
Some members of the 2,000-year-old church worry that the veneration of those martyred by militants goes too far.
November 26, Reign of Christ A (Matthew 25:31-46)
The criteria for separating sheep from goats do not include a confession of faith.
What I found when I packed up my office
Some things are worth keeping precisely because they will soon turn to dust.
Americans have never agreed on what religious freedom means
Peyote use has been defended with religious liberty arguments. So has Bible reading in public schools.
What’s behind the New Testament?
There is abundant documentation of the intertestamental period. We just haven't read it.
What will make us better humans?
As I think about all of the complex questions we have ahead of us concerning downsizing, restructuring, property, and buildings, I’ve begun to have one guiding question.
Being Muslim at an American airport
When I fly I smile a lot, type only in English, and pretend I'm not reading a book about the rise of ISIS.
When Paul sounds like Pollyanna (Philippians 4:1-9)
What does true joy require of us?
The winners of the Reformation Poetry Contest
We received many poems we would have been pleased to print. In the end we chose two.
Is Rohingya crisis changing the West's view of Buddhism?
Unlike Hollywood portrayals of peaceful monks, some in Myanmar are spurring violence against Muslims in the name of Buddhist nationalism.
Supreme Court dismisses travel ban case
Because Trump replaced his earlier order, a legal challenge to it is moot.
The resentment that capitalist modernity leaves in its wake
What do terrorists and populist nationalists have in common? They're fueled by inequality.
Federal judge strikes down tax-free housing for clergy
Leaders of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, a nonprofit, requested the tax benefit. The IRS rejected their claim.
On Luther and his lies
As the Reformation's 500th anniversary nears, Christians are contending with Luther's violently anti-Jewish writings.
