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Lutheran, Presbyterian schools moving to Chicago campus of Catholic Theological Union
The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and McCormick Theological Seminary are moving into available space on the campus of Catholic Theological Union, creating a theological megacampus on the S...
God is enthroned with enthusiasm (Psalm 47)
Many religious services sit squarely at the sober end of the spectrum. Psalms of the praise type would beg to disagree.
Faith-based refugee resettlement agencies denounce new asylum rule
Many faith-based refugee agencies have long called for the end of the emergency health rule that allowed the government to quickly expel undocumented immigrants crossing the border....
Inside the grassroots campaign to standardize 12 weeks of paid family leave for PC(USA) pastors
This spring, Presbyterian Church (USA) ratified an amendment to its governing document, mandating a minimum of 12 weeks of paid family leave for called and installed pastors at congregations....
May 21, Easter 7A (John 17:1-11)
It must have astonished those gathered with Jesus to hear that they were beloved.
Is The Hero of this Book a novel or a memoir?
In either case, Elizabeth McCracken’s account of losing a mother is wrenching and tender.
Meet Gil, the protector
The protagonist of Lydia Millet’s new novel is like a mother hen, both to his neighbors and to the birds.
Episode 28: Historian Beth Allison Barr, author of The Making of Biblical Womanhood
A conversation with Beth Allison Barr about Paul’s writings about women, Reformation theology, being a pastor’s wife, and more
May 18, Ascension (Luke 24:44-53)
Luke places Jesus’ final blessing and departure in Bethany—the root of which means “house” or “home.”
Mercy Amba Oduyoye and her Circle
The Ghanaian theologian has long insisted that the experiences of African women are the experiences of the church.
Southern Baptists lost nearly half a million members in 2022
The long, slow decline of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination continues. ...
A queer boy in North Dakota
Taylor Brorby’s coming-of-age memoir is a work of defiance. But it is not a tragedy.
The border is everywhere
For example, it runs right through a detention center in Mississippi.
More Americans pray in their car than in a place of worship, survey finds
Despite reports of declining worship attendance and ...
Suspended UMC bishop moves toward church trial
United Methodist Bishop Minerva Carcaño, suspended from her duties for more than a year, appears heading toward a church trial....
May 14, Easter 6a (John 14:15-21)
We need more than a simple “I love you.” So does Jesus.