Features
The wisdom of the African Christian practice of reverencing the dead
The day I revealed to the other moms that I'm a bad Christian
Confessions of a (moderate) prude
Southern Rail's gospel music for the journey
Books
Humanism with space for God
Ronald Osborn integrates a biblical perspective with humanistic values.
The formation of Martin Luther King Jr.
Motivated in part by the whitewashing of a radical legacy, Patrick Parr explores King's seminary years and the roots planted there.
Biblical hospitality
Joshua Jipp's book does something few biblical scholars attempt: it offers explicit proposals for the church.
Between the world and Ta-Nehisi Coates
How did an Afro-pessimist who doesn't believe in hope become the darling of white liberals?
Catholic sisters and their difficult vocation
Alice McDermott ponders a mystery: How is it that women hear the calling and find the strength to love and support their neighbors?
Departments
The distinctive faith of South America's Quechua Catholics
Christ Crowned with Thorns, Dr. King, Blue Bultmann, and Abraham Lincoln, by Oliver D. Crisp
Learning to embrace the in-between time
Are we sure we’re right?
Half a century after the Kerner report, Americans are still separate and unequal
News
Glen Guyton first person of color to be Mennonite Church USA's top executive
He was an air force captain who became a conscientious objector. Now he'll lead a historic peace church.
Rwandan authorities close hundreds of churches
Rwanda's president has criticized the number of churches in the capital, Kigali. There are more than 1,300 in the city of nearly 1.2 million.
Parents of slain UN worker seek justice for their son, peace for the Congo
Michael J. Sharp had been investigating violence in the Congo when he was killed one year ago.
United Lutheran Seminary fires president
Theresa F. Latini led an organization that taught that sexuality could be changed. She now rejects that—but students, faculty, and alumni charged her and the board with keeping that fact secret.
Congolese Catholic Church moves from state partner to 'spiritual opposition'
Most of Congo’s antigovernment protests—including several in February that saw at least two people killed—have begun on the steps of a Catholic Church.
Jerusalem tax dispute centers on church-owned properties
Mayor Nir Barkat has called into question whether buildings that are not houses of worship should be tax-exempt.
Mohammed bin Salman's reforms bolster interfaith efforts
The Saudi crown prince’s Vision 2030 program includes rolling back the religious hierarchy’s power over domestic and foreign policies.