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American “heathens”
Kathryn Gin Lum explores the entwining of racial and religious stereotypes in the United States.
Frederick Buechner’s many benedictions
Buechner never stopped searching his own life for clues to the presence of God.
The ER is a sacred space
Jay Baruch sees himself and other doctors as stewards of patients’ stories.
From international student to refugee
Fleeing Ukraine and resettling elsewhere has been difficult—especially for African nationals.
Imani Perry’s tour of the American South
South to America shows how one region’s beauty, losses, and inequities have shaped the country as a whole.
A different kind of division (Luke 12:49-56)
Where there is a rending, there is a healing not far behind.
What does it mean to be a woman who doesn’t want children?
Erin Lane challenges maternal exceptionalism and its myths.
Who we can hear
Local leaders sometimes convene to try to stop the violence in Chicago. But whose voices are at the table?
A theology of heaven for our time
To affirm the truth of heaven is to fire our spiritual imaginations for this life.
The American tradition of tearing down statues
Public monuments hold power. So does their destruction, says historian Erin Thompson.
As monkeypox spreads, faith networks mobilize to fight stigma
Faith leaders from a range of religions are teaming up with World Health Organization officials to help prevent monkeypox as outbreaks of the disease occur across the globe....
Documentary exposes struggle to decriminalize African religions in Brazil
For a century, more than 519 sacred objects from the Umbanda and Candomblé—two religions with African origins—were in the possession of Brazil police....
A San Francisco supper club gives young people a chance to reinvent themselves
Velvety carpet lines the entrance to Old Skool Cafe, and as guests arrive they are greeted by a hallway full of photographs and memories. There is a sense that life has been lived here....
Influential Black theologian James Deotis Roberts dies at 95
James Deotis Roberts, one of the pioneers of the Black theology movement, died in his sleep on July 26. He was 95....
Carmen Lansdowne elected United Church of Canada moderator
Theologian and pastor Carmen Lansdowne (Kwisa’lakw) was elected to serve as moderator of the United Church of Canada, a three-year position, on July 23....
Christian Athlete Circles provides alternative space in sports
Georgia McKee excelled at sports throughout childhood and played Division I college softball, which enabled her to know some of the nation’s best athletes....