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The glory of American politics is that voters get to "throw the rascals out"—whether or not they understand who the rascals are or the nature of the crisis the nation is in. Very little could have done by any government during this worldwide economic slowdown to address the high unemployment, except more government stimulus, which is what voters say they don't want.

Does my pastoral role call upon me to edit the Bible?...

One of the problems with moving forward is that there are times that require looking back--and not with nostalgia. I was recently visiting with a friend who is a Vietnam veteran, describing "then" and "now." He described it like this: "When I came home, I sort of put all that stuff in a package. You know, when I was in country, we always said "When I get back to the world, I'm gonna...etc. etc." It was sort of like Vietnam was "another world."

In the right-hand sidebar of our main blog page there's a feature called "Links from the Editors." This is where...

Guroian thinks that theology is more analogous to music than it is to architecture....

Change sets off a burst of emotional energy. In working with congregations, I'm occasionally surprised by the vehemence or the source of the emotionality, but never by its presence.

(RNS) Three of the seven justices on the Iowa Supreme Court who voted to legalize same-sex marriage last year lost their jobs on Tuesday (Nov....

Born and raised in Oklahoma, Sarah Albahadily will wear her headscarf to a Brad Paisley concert and her cowboy boots to a mosque. There are...

Global Christian and Muslim leaders meeting in Switzerland have jointly called for the formation of a group which can be mobilized...

It was the spring of 1963 in Birmingham, and it looked as if the civil rights movement would suffer yet another defeat. The powers that be had more jail space than the civil rights workers had people. But then one Sunday, reports historian Taylor Branch, 2,000 young people came out of worship at the New Pilgrim Baptist Church and prepared to march.

A few weeks ago I traveled to Detroit with friends who wanted to show us their hometown of Wyandotte, Michigan, just south...

I have a friend who washes windows for a living.  I don't know what he used to do.  According to him he raised horses, made a lot of money, owned...

Funding for global AIDS work is declining—even though current programs are working, and antiretroviral drugs are keeping people healthier.

WASHINGTON (RNS) Is a state law that allows tax credits for donations to scholarship programs unconstitutional if most of the recipients attend religious schools?...

LONDON (RNS) A leading bishop in the Church of England has triggered fury in British religious circles by likening the debate over allowing...

As Democrats conducted a postmortem on the November elections, some liberal leaders declared that one diagnosis was immediately clear: the...

Most Americans have a desire for more forgiveness in their lives, but they are more critical when choosing whom to forgive, according to a new survey....

Recently a fellow pastor closed a conversation by saying, "I'll get my secretary to send you that document from my Christian Education committee."...

Since this seems to be "bare your soul week" at DT, I'm going to take the chance today to let you know that I prefer the beatitudes in Matthew over those found in Luke's text for this All Saints' D...

While I was writing this review, I came across a statement from the managing editor of Christianity Today, who wrote that his magazine offers "independent journalism about an important nic...