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Reading evangelical history with one eye closed
Frances FitzGerald gets the religious right wrong—along with the evangelical tradition generally.
Take this $500 and do good in the world
When our church received a windfall, we tried an experiment.
Princeton Seminary cancels award to Tim Keller, but not his lecture
It all began with a 19th-century Dutch theologian....
Are open borders the most ethical approach to immigration?
David Miller’s book doesn’t offer policy solutions. It does help us think clearly.
True Christianity in the midst of American shock
A brief black and Anabaptist account
Can these bones live?
I've been hearing stories of bones, in places that appear desolate and hopeless.
Christian human rights investigator found dead in Congo
Michael J. Sharp, 34, a Mennonite peace worker in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was found dead on March 27....
My incarcerated nephew, the guest of honor
Our family reunion in Argentina looked like something straight out of one of Jesus’ parables.
The Spirit of the Lord in us (Ezekiel 37:1-14; Romans 8:6-11)
Honestly, it seems like our flesh has a massive design flaw.
Cardinal who led in Catholic-Jewish relations dies at age 86
William Henry Keeler, a Roman Catholic cardinal known for ecumenical and interfaith engagement and for his responsible handling of the sexual abuse crisis, died March 23 at age 86 in Catonsville, M...
The plain, difficult sense of scripture
Calvin argued for the self-evident clarity of the Bible—the same Bible he wrote thousands of pages about.
Kierkegaard in translation
The Danish philosopher thought faith had become too easy. This book doesn’t have that problem.
More thoughts on Tim Keller
I reject complementarian theology—whatever the degree to which it is put into practice, and however nice the husband is about enacting his authority.
White moral infantilism and some help avoiding it
Several recent films and shows portray people of color with a complexity that James Baldwin once assumed was impossible for pop culture.
What made early Christians a peculiar people?
“One second-century pagan critic of Christianity was willing to tolerate everything else about Christians if they would only worship the gods.”
Muslim cleric to lead national association of chaplains in higher ed
An imam, Adeel Zeb, will lead the National Association of College and University Chaplains....
Conservative synagogues can now officially accept non-Jews as members
Although some Conservative synagogues have already welcomed non-Jews as members, the body that governs America’s second-largest stream of Judaism has now officially sanctioned the practice....
Nonprofit offers Talmud in English online for free
For some, the notion of delving into the Talmud in English for free with the click of a mouse was something they could only dream of. Now that dream is becoming a reality....