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Many Egyptian Christians see the military's intervention as salvation. Is this wise? Do they have a choice?

I like Keith Getty's "In Christ Alone." I think the PCUSA hymnal committee probably made the right call on the whole "wrath of God was satisfied" business, but still: it's a good song for congregational use, accessible but with some theological meat. It's a little bizarre, however, to present "In Christ Alone" and Getty's other songs as one side of a two-sided debate over church music, as NPR does here.

New today from the Century: panhandlers' rights in Durham, making sense of the situation in Egypt, more.

Voter suppression may be a less obvious denial of equality than refusing to issue a marriage license, but it is no less significant.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) In his first official trip outside Rome since his election, Pope Francis visited the tiny island of Lampedusa off the coast of Sicily on Monday (July 8), hoping to sho...

c. 2013 Religion News Service VATICAN CITY (RNS) Less than four months after being elected, Pope Francis published his first encyclical on Friday (July 5)....

There’s a price to pay for becoming the voice of moderate conservatism and coalition politics. Even more so for refusing to march in lockstep with the Republican Party....

Religious leaders in Africa strongly rebuked President Obama’s call to decriminalize homosexuality, suggesting it’s the reason why he received a less-than-warm welcome during a recent trip to the c...

I saw the stranger across the crowded room. My eyes were drawn to him like a dog to a raw steak. He looked lonely. I could tell that he needed a friend. I smiled broadly at him. He smiled back, and that was my cue.

Amos 7:7-17

New today from the Century: The Supreme Court and equality, Methodists who might go to heaven, more.

This fall, C. S. Lewis's memorial stone will be unveiled in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey. Poets' Corner couldn't ask for a better tour guide.

For centuries Ireland was synonymous with staunch Catholic piety. Now it seems to be undergoing a process of secularization as rapid as any in history.

After church on Sunday, I got ready to go on vacation. But first, I wanted to visit a parish member who is in the hospital....

New today from the Century: Philip Jenkins on the Irish nones, Carol Zaleski on C. S. Lewis, more.

Our age doesn't need theoretical answers to intellectual challenges of belief. It needs personal responses to people's spiritual problems. 

For the first time, the federal government has issued written guidelines for houses of worship that are confronted with a homicidal gunman....

In response to five “We the People” petitions, the White House condemned the actions of the Westboro Baptist Church but said it is powerless to list the Kansas church as a hate group and remove its...

A recent report from PLOS One finds that growth in global agricultural yield is not projected to keep up with growth in demand. Brad Plumer picked it up, and someone gave his post this blog-snappy headline: "This terrifying chart shows we're not growing enough food to feed the world." Well, not exactly.

Along with fireworks and barbecue, the fourth of July has traditionally been an occasion for speeches that blend thanksgiving for military sacrifices with some appeal to divine favor for America. Last year President Obama continued this tradition with his speech from the White House.