american christianity
Major stories in American Christianity of the 2010s
How faith has been shaped by Obergefell, the Charleston murders, Me Too, and more
The doors that Rachel Held Evans wedged open
She pointed toward a God who loves us in ways we can’t yet comprehend.
A northerner explores Christianity in the American South
James Hudnut-Beumler profiles churches, ministries, and movements with long-held traditions and potential for change.
by Debra Bendis
Why Jimmy Carter is hopeful
"I look on my faith as a liberation."
Elizabeth Palmer interviews Jimmy Carter
Unsettling Christmas
Christmas is a great time to resist the lure of the western Christian tradition that domesticates the story of Jesus so much so that it is no longer an unsettling force and reality in our society.
The Work of Theology, by Stanley Hauerwas
Longtime Hauerwas readers will not be surprised to hear that his new book is maddening—nor that some of the most maddening aspects are also the most rewarding.
reviewed by Sarah Morice Brubaker
Who’s Afraid of Relativism? by James K. A. Smith
James K. A. Smith suggests that the work of Richard Rorty can be a source of renewal—even though it makes many conservative Christians shrink in horror.
reviewed by Samuel Wells