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Learning from the Passover Seder without co-opting it
What wisdom can Christians find in Jesus’ meal-gathering around a religious holiday of his people?
More than 100 faith leaders are trying to prevent Andre Thomas’s execution
Imagine what might happen if they poured that energy into abolishing the death penalty in Texas.
From hateful murmurs to blood libel
Heather Blurton explains the origins and legacy of an outrageous antisemitic lie: the fable of William of Norwich.
In Search of Truth: American History with Peter Choi (S2E2)
“We can’t have a 100 percent completely accurate representation of the past. We’re always going to have some kind of imperfect rendering that still insists on deriving meaning from the past. My sense is that it’s not feasible or desirable to do away with myths. But I think we need better ones and maybe more conversation between myths.”
Cheap grace in South Africa
Eve Fairbanks traces the experiences of three South Africans to diagnose the country’s unrealized promises.
Stronger than all evil things
She fled her homeland as a child. Years later, she forgave God.
March 5, Lent 2A (John 3:1-17)
Triumphalist uses of John 3:16 contradict the verse's historical context.
When women speak more than truth
She Said and Women Talking examine the collective power of women’s words for a MeToo era.
In Search of Truth: The Bible and Mary Magdalene (S2E1)
“The more I saw in myself, the deeper I went into myself, the deeper I was able to go in the Gospel. It almost felt like the Gospel was showing a wound in the text to me. It felt like a very, almost tender, invitation, saying well, let me show you this. It felt sort of like an invitation saying, can you help?”
Faith comes by hand
Throughout scripture, human bodies are not an obstacle to righteousness; they are its location.
Is relating to God a fundamental need?
Biblical theologian Christa McKirland argues that it is.
Getting organized to help migrants in Chicago
“The buses have stopped coming,” says Katarina Ramos, “but there’s still a need for services for the people who were transported here.”
