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In an unprecedented food crisis, Buddhist anti-hunger fund meets its moment
In June, as the Ukraine war’s disruption to the world’s food supply looked as if it would become a long-term problem and inflation extended its grip over the global economy, the staff of Buddhist G...
A church undergoes structural change
The ELCA is about to gather for a national assembly. There are friends trying to dig through the roof to open a way for those who have been left out.
The prophet’s palette (Isaiah 1:1, 10-20)
Why in the world would Isaiah use the image of snow as a sign of life with God?
Jurassic World and the scales of time
The latest film seems to have forgotten one of the delights of dinosaur nerdery: imagining the world without humans.
Ron Sider’s deep faith
The Evangelicals for Social Action founder is remembered for living the gospel he professed.
A dinner party where women talk food
Alissa Wilkinson imagines Maya Angelou hosting Hannah Arendt, Octavia Butler, Laurie Colwin, and others.
August 28, Ordinary 22C (Luke 14:1, 7-14)
While he has everyone’s attention, Jesus challenges the conventional dinner seating practices.
Paul Mariani seeks wisdom among the ghosts
The poet, now in his eighties, asks profound questions in a dazzling array of poems.
Solidarity with student workers?
Several church bodies have adopted prolabor statements. The actions of their affiliated schools often tell another story.
Ron Sider, evangelical activist, dies at 82
Ron Sider, an author, seminary professor and evangelical social justice activist, has died, according to an online update from...
The World Council of Churches in wartime
The grim future of communion with the Russian Orthodox Church
Rhymes across time
“Hip-hop is layered prophetically, because you’re tying the past to the present.”
A theological exploration in the style of a Choose Your Own Adventure book
Bethany Sollereder explores different approaches to understanding suffering—and enacts one.
Episode 19: Public Theologian, Brian D. McLaren, author of Do I Stay Christian?
A conversation with public theologian and popular author Brian D. McLaren about White Christianity, heresy, The Doctrine of Discovery and more
Pride and Prejudice in a Speedo
Mr. Malcolm’s List and Bridgerton offer flimsy historical fantasy. Fire Island goes deeper.
August 21, Ordinary 21C (Jeremiah 1:4-10)
If Jeremiah sounds a bit paranoid, it is because everybody really is against him.
