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The voices of American poets
Edward Hirsch’s labor of love celebrates centuries of American verse, from Anne Bradstreet to Joy Harjo.
In Search of Truth: Memoir and History with Sofia Samatar (S2:E4)
“Everybody’s stories are entangled.”
State lawmakers push for priests to report abuse learned about in confessional
Catholic leaders are pushing back against efforts to alter state laws that exempt clergy from reporting child abuse they hear ...
Episode 26: Ethicist Reggie Williams, author of Bonhoeffer’s Black Jesus
A conversation with ethicist Reggie Williams about Bonhoeffer, Black Jesus, racism, and more
The language of rights and its limits
My niece Butterfly has me thinking about bodies, love, and responsibility.
A self-emptying of privilege
Brandan Robertson grounds his discussion of Christians and privilege in the kenosis hymn of Philippians 2.
Filmmakers release trailer for 'The Philadelphia Eleven,' hope to raise funds to finish film
The producers of a documentary on the...
March 19, Lent 4A (John 9:1-41)
The light of the world illumines those who are open but is opaque to those who claim powerful position.
Did God intend for Adam and Eve to live forever?
Maybe immortality is about more than not being dead.
The Samaritan woman vs. our assumptions (John 4:5-42)
She doesn’t even have a name. Surely she is a questionable character if she has no name.
What I wished for
Sometimes we can’t express what we want, even when we are in desperate need.
The theological anthropologies implicit in our politics
David Zahl maps the conservative/liberal binary according to distinctions between high and low anthropologies.
In Search of Truth and Justice: An Interview with Willie Francois III (S2E3)
“What does it mean to cultivate leaders who are building power inside prison?”
Staying in a culture of leaving
My parents arrived in the US with three suitcases and two toddlers. I’ve experienced wanderlust ever since.
Israeli earthquake rescue team returns 'exported' scrolls to Turkey
The goodwill Israel earned when it sent a team of nearly 700 emergency medical responders to Turkey following the magnitude 7....
City of Fort Worth to buy seminary housing units for $11 million
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary could get an $11 million infusion of cash if a planned sale of 15 acres of property to the City of Fort Worth goes through....
Frank Griswold, who led Episcopal Church through LGBTQ debate, dies at 85
Frank Tracy Griswold III, who led the Episcopal Church through debates over the ordination LGBTQ clergy, died on March 5 in Ph...