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Our 20 most-read articles of 2021
Good White Christian women, how Jamie Smith’s mind has changed, nationalist localism, etc.
The book of Exodus includes a story about reparations for slavery
White Americans aren’t the Israelites; we’re the Egyptians. Maybe we should follow their lead.
The historical roots of interfaith dialogue
Tal Howard offers a carefully researched history, from the Mughal Empire to Nostra aetate and beyond.
Americans give aid, hope to tornado victims
Some removed broken tree limbs from the ground. Others prepared hot meals and shelters for those who have nowhere to turn....
In new book, Mark Meadows confirms Trump Bible photo op was Ivanka’s idea
A new book by Donald Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows offers a detailed account of the former president’s infamous Bible photo op at St....
Church agency: Captive missionaries in Haiti made daring escape
Captive missionaries in Haiti found freedom in December by making a daring overnight escape, eluding their kidnappers and walking for miles over difficult, moonlit terrain with an infant and other ...
Historic Brentwood Benson Music announces sudden closing
The owner of the world’s largest Christian music publishing catalog has closed its business, citing the effects of COVID-19....
Rastafarians seek benefits of cannabis legalization
Mosiyah Tafari banged on drums and chanted psalms with other Rastafarians in a ballroom where the smoke of frankincense mixed with the fragrant smell of cannabis—a substance his faith deems sacred....
Influential feminst writer bell hooks dies at 69
Gloria Jean Watson, known by her pen name, bell hooks, died on December 15, 2021, at her home in Berea, Kentucky, where she was a resident professor of distinction at Berea College. She was 69....
Ammie Davis to lead Turner Theological Seminary
Ammie L. Davis has been named president and dean of Turner Theological Seminary. She will be the first woman to head the African Methodist Episcopal institution in Atlanta....
Elizabeth Conde-Frazier named head of Association for Hispanic Theological Education
Elizabeth Conde-Frazier will be the next director of the Association for Hispanic Theological Education, an organization dedicated to promoting and improving theological education for Hispanic in...
New Zealand massacre survivor receives top award for civilian bravery
Abdul Aziz was among ten people to receive New Zealand’s highest honor for civilian bravery on December 16, 2021....
An Omicron Christmas
I don’t know if this is the pandemic’s end game. I do know that new things are already being born in us.
Stories of the unhoused faithful
Listening to the poorest and most dislocated, Susan J. Dunlap hears the music of faith.
January 16, Epiphany 2C (John 2:1-11)
The wedding at Cana is a reminder that Jesus’ kingdom is a miraculous kingdom—a mystical kingdom.
A new translation of “The Dark Night of the Soul” thrills with adventure
In St. John of the Cross’s poetry, the dark night is also a night of profound, even ecstatic beauty.
Joining in song (Isaiah 52:7-10; Psalm 98; Hebrews 1:1-12)
Sometimes someone else has to start singing before we can.