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Voices of American Muslims
Both Amir Hussain and Eboo Patel model interfaith bridge-building in their writing.
Smithsonian exhibit shows religious diversity in early American life
Walk around the Religion in Early America exhibit and a broad picture of faith in the colonial era emerges: there’s a Bible translated into the language of the Wampanoag people, the Torah scroll fr...
A feast of scriptural language
Sarah Ruden writes some of the most sumptuous words about Bible words I’ve ever read.
Disciples of Christ elect first woman of color to lead a mainline denomination
Teresa Hord Owens, a descendant of one of Indiana’s oldest free black settlements, is general minister and president.
Discipleship through covenant friendship
Sarah Arthur and Erin Wasinger write about their experiment in radical faith, one small step at a time.
What does it mean to hope?
Hope holds us in our time. Without it, we have no place in our own history.
What does it mean to hope?
Hope holds us in our time. Without it, we have no place in our own history.
Gratitude for the poppies
We cannot always create something out of nothing. Rather, we change what already exists, and these tiny alterations give us meaning and purpose in our lives.
Peter Berger's rumors of transcendence
Berger seemed to want a liberal Protestantism with theological substance. But defining that substance was not his vocation.
Late scholar Peter Berger admitted 'big mistake' as sociologist of religion
Peter Berger, a leading scholar in the sociology of religion, died in Brookline, Massachusetts, on June 27 at age 88 of heart failure....
The binary Christianity of Marcus Borg
Borg knew the way out of authoritarian faith. But did he know the way home?
The weary and heavy laden (Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30)
Rest is often viewed as a privilege rather than a necessity.
Reformed churches endorse Catholic-Lutheran accord on key Reformation dispute
Amid ceremonies marking this year’s 500th anniversary of the Reformation, one of Protestantism’s leading branches has officially said it now agrees with the Vatican on the main issue at the root o...
I'll pray for you anyway
“We more often remember when we have been hurt or wounded," the spiritual director said. “But kindness and love abound.”
Six observations about the Supreme Court's Trinity Lutheran case
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August 6, Ordinary 18A (Isaiah 55:1-5; Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21; Matthew 14:13-21)
I can’t fathom a God who isn’t personal—and personally accountable.
A Catholic parish in Halifax with a deeply ecumenical spirit
Father James Mallon has borrowed some ideas from Protestants. Many of these ideas were already pretty Catholic.
Lessons from John Dominic Crossan
The kingdom of God is here, and we're called to participate in resurrection.
American Jews plan campaign to change Israeli minds about Judaism’s diversity
American Jewish leaders, frustrated by a recent Israeli government decision to abandon an agreement to create a pluralistic, state-funded prayer space at the Western Wall, plan to plead their case ...