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Iranian dissident, a Duke professor, rushes return to U.S. in fear of another travel ban
Iranian dissident Mohsen Kadivar had begun what he expected would be a semester-long fellowship at Berlin’s Wissenschaftskolleg to work on a book....
Glimpses of the beloved community
They were black, Latino, and white. They were whispering and laughing together.
The Transfiguration sermon I need (Matthew 17:1-9)
There is no "on the mountain" and "off the mountain."
What preachers get wrong and Peter gets right about the Transfiguration
If Peter is wrong in his response to his mountaintop spiritual experience—as so many sermons suggest—why doesn’t Jesus rebuke him?
Muslim groups raise funds to repair desecrated Jewish cemetery
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A roominess within the soul
In the Bible, freedom is always more than a simple choice or the absence of coercion.
What kind of freedom does a republic promise?
American liberty has been corrupted, and it’s up to us to restore it.
My church and its two different Lents
Our lives are overstuffed, and we desperately need to fast.
A more intimate portrait of Bonhoeffer
Diane Reynolds’s book would be worth its price for its insistence on noticing the women at every turn in Bonhoeffer’s life.
Reprove thy neighbor (Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18; Matthew 5:38-48)
It's not immediately clear what this command means.
Christian aid group cuts staff members in wake of Trump’s executive order on refugees
World Relief has announced it will lay off more than 140 staff members and close five local offices as a “direct result” of President Trump’s order to more than halve the number of refugees resettl...
Perfection really is overrated
It is the ultimate in human foolishness when we think we need to be perfect in order to earn God’s love or anyone else’s.
The Century invites reader submissions
The Century invites readers to submit first-person narratives on the topics storm and door.
