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Leading church-state separation advocate to retire
Barry W. Lynn, an outspoken champion for church-state separation, has announced he will retire at the end of 2017....
May 14, Fifth Sunday of Easter
Acts 7:55–60; Psalm 31:1–5, 15–16; 1 Peter 2:2–10; John 14:1–14
Michael Eric Dyson takes white America to church
Dyson’s sermon on racism is inspiring, but will it speak to those who need to hear it most?
Reversing a previous downward trend, worldwide restrictions on religion are up
The number of countries with “high levels” of restrictions on religion due to government policies or actions by other groups increased in 2015, reversing a downward trend....
Songs of the new commandment (John 13:1-17, 31b-35)
For two decades, every Holy Thursday I heard the same voice singing the same song.
Bioethics and Jewish studies scholar to be dean of University of Chicago divinity school
Laurie Zoloth, a leader in bioethics and Jewish studies, has been appointed dean of the University of Chicago Divinity School. She begins in the role on July 1....
St. Louis Episcopalians act against gun violence as homicide rate spikes
St. Louis is being called America’s murder capital after a recent spike in gun violence, making the city the site of more killings per capita than any other major U.S. city....
Failing Jesus (Matthew 26:14-27:66)
Judas is hardly the only one who lets Jesus down.
Unitarian Universalist head resigns amid controversy about staff diversity
The president of the Unitarian Universalist Association has resigned three months short of the end of his second term, declaring that someone else is needed to address issues of diversity in the as...
Religious freedom or nighttime noise? Israelis debate call to prayer
(The Christian Science Monitor) Shortly before noon, the Muslim call to prayer rang out from the imposing Al-Omari Mosque across the m...
Life together as an empire collapses
If Benedict’s Rule is a text of resistance, what does it help us resist?
Why we need the Philippians hymn on Palm Sunday
Whether you're in the pulpit or the pews, give some thought to this epistle this week.
How spiritual practices can foster creativity
The most useful essays in this new collection are the ones that tell stories from parish ministry.
French Catholics' political awakening
In a nation legendary for its secularism, les Cathos are speaking up.
A novel for frightening times
Han Kang’s main theme is the dignity and the cowardice that atrocity brings forth from people—often the same person.
The new illuminated manuscript?
When I learned that white evangelical women are drawing and painting all over their Bibles, I was caught between judging and celebrating the phenomenon.
The Reactionary Option: Musings on the decline of western civilization
As long as people of color, queer people, and women remain an afterthought in these debates about modernity, our lives and deaths will not matter even as the fate of the world is discussed.