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The deeply Methodist Hillary Clinton
Biographer Gary Scott Smith argues that Clinton’s faith lies at the very core of her identity.
The patron saint of in-between things
Having grown up as a Black-mixed kid, I can relate to Moses’ upbringing as not quite Hebrew and not quite Egyptian.
Episode 36: Ethicist David Gushee, author of Defending Democracy from Its Christian Enemies
A conversation with ethicist David P. Gushee about democracy, patriotism, authoritarian reactionary Christianity, and more
What the humanities can offer in this technological moment
The growth of artificial intelligence is opening a conversation forwhich ethicists and theologians are uniquely qualified.
January 28, Epiphany 4B (Mark 1:21–28)
All those years in scribe school count for nothing when one rustic with charisma comes along!
When they actually listen (Jonah 3:1-5, 10)
There’s something that’s even stranger than being a prophet.
Sharing the burden of language disorientation
At my church, some of us are learning Spanish. Others are learning English.
Mentoring is about relationship
A new essay collection explores the importance of mentorship to students and faculty at Christian colleges.
Facing theological ed’s existential crisis
Four schools and the creative paths they’re charting
Accumulated faith
Faith is a way of life that acquires its layers and contours incrementally, often imperceptibly.
January 21, Epiphany 3B (Mark 1:14–20)
The gospels don’t depict John as much of an organization builder.
All things lawful (1 Corinthians 6:12-20)
Is it possible to read Paul as an early exponent of a wellness ethic for sexuality?
Caught up in the sweep of history
When I am troubled by the times in which we live, I turn to Óscar Romero.
An island in the storm
Paul Harding’s evocative novel begins with the 1815 hurricane off the New England coast.
My double vision
I like to think Jesus gives the blind man in Mark 8 vision of another kind: to see past the limits of human sight.
Nature is not an escape
To understand this, I had to stop reading John Muir and turn to the nature writing of the Harlem Renaissance.
Memoir of a native son’s son
Keenan Norris’s sobering book explores Chicago’s role in forging the identity of the Black man in modern America.
An architecture of care in Calais
At the Maria Skobtsova House, refugees and volunteers work to counteract the cruel logic of the refugee crisis.
Construction of oil pipeline threatens burial sites in Uganda, Tanzania
TotalEnergies, with the support from the Ugandan and the Tanzanian governments, are building the world’s largest heated crude oil pipeline....