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Mass grave monuments in Ukraine honor Holocaust dead, reopen chapter of local history
Ludvika Sarah Leah Schein, who survived the Holocaust, hadn’t been to her hometown in 70 years. But she still vividly remembers the day Germans came to Rava-Ruska....
'Hands off my church' petition plays on fears French have of Islam
More than 40,000 French signed a petition denouncing a Muslim leader’s remark that some of France’s many empty or underused churches could be turned into mosques....
Kenya debates how to welcome home extremist fighters
(The Christian Science Monitor) By 4 p.m. each weekday at a parking lot in the Nairobi suburb of Eastleigh, the cars clear out....
Israel divestment resolution rejected by Episcopal body, tabled by Mennonites
While the United Church of Christ passed a resolution for divestment from companies working in Israel’s occupied territory at its General Synod in June, a similar measure failed at the Episcopal Ch...
Nicole Garcia on her way to being ELCA's first transgender clergy person of color: People
A self-professed church nerd, Nicole Garcia says she was “a good Catholic boy” in her teens....
James M. Dunn, religious liberty advocate, dies at 83: People
James M. Dunn, who led the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty for nearly two decades, died of a heart attack July 4 at age 83....
Sarah Mullally fourth woman bishop in the Church of England: People
Sarah Mullally was appointed suffragan bishop of Crediton in the Diocese of Exeter, which makes her the fourth woman to be named a bishop in the Church of England....
My prayer: Iran deal will help millennials in U.S. and Iran bridge the divides
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Peace is not tranquility
Last Saturday, my youngest son and I spent an afternoon carefully stacking a half-dozen rocks that had been worn smooth and elliptical by the French Broad River that eddied around our knees. The swift river and its small pockets of whitewater drowned out the world around us as we built a small impromptu cairn together for his birthday. After we balanced the final stone, he sat on the large foundation rock rising out of the river and clasped his hands together.
As his lips whispered a prayer, I looked around and felt at peace.
Cloud of the Impossible, by Catherine Keller
Catherine Keller's latest book presents process theology as a maker of worlds. It's heady stuff—and very exciting.
Serbian prime minister's gesture of reconciliation rejected
(The Christian Science Monitor) Reconciliation and forgiveness are often difficult to achieve....
Are Americans ready for a Muslim president? New poll suggests maybe
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Keep Jesus weird
It's no surprise that Nicodemus goes home befuddled. If discipleship doesn't come with some confusion, it probably isn't Jesus you're following.
What the Bible does and does not say about sexuality
It’s a kind of parlor game in some circles. Rattle off various misperceptions about what the Bible says.
What is saving your life right now?
There’s a popular poem about JOY, which you may have heard before. It’s an acrostic.
Kierkegaard’s Journals and Notebooks
When I learned there was a plan to translate the complete edition of Kierkegaard's journals and notebooks, I was dubious as to the need. I was dead wrong.