Features
Softly and tenderly Jesus is cutting a tiny monkey’s hair
Books
11 adverbs for good preaching
The best preachers, says Russell Mitman, preach liturgically, eschatologically, multi-sensorily, and eight more ways that end in -ly.
What we talk about when we talk about sex
The intersection of race and sexuality is the ur-story of American culture.
The crucified Christ isn’t a tragic hero
In a comic reversal, says Terry Eagleton, the death of God incarnate reveals a fragile social order.
Can Christians transform culture?
Jamie Smith thinks it might be the other way around.
The Christian act of dissent
A riveting history of religious dissenters, from William Blake to Clarence Jordan
Departments
The story of one Ethiopian woman—and of Christianity's encounter with modernity
A pilgrimage of Virginia Woolf readers
Eres Mi Todo (You Are My Everything) and We Are Human Beings, by Michelle Angela Ortiz
A small, courageous protest of Putin
News
Coptic world mourns death of Anba Epiphanius, Egyptian bishop and scholar
Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church said Epiphanius was "a true monk whose life was steeped in meekness and humbleness."
David H. Crawford becomes president of McCormick Theological Seminary
Crawford came to the seminary from a career in law and business.
Augsburg University rallies around professor facing deportation
The Lutheran school and local officials have called for Mzenga Wanyama and his family to stay.
Elaine Heath steps down as Duke Divinity dean; Greg Jones steps in
During Heath’s tenure the school faced conflict with some students and faculty related to racial diversity and sexuality.
Nadia Bolz-Weber embarks upon being a full-time public theologian
Her last Sunday with the church she founded was earlier this summer.
Raymond Hunthausen, Catholic archbishop who advocated for progressive causes, dies at age 96
The Vatican investigated his pastoral and administrative practices in the 1980s.
Israel's collective farms offer a refuge to African migrants
The grassroots initiative mobilized in response to government plans to expel asylum seekers.
Indonesian anti-terrorism law responds to church attacks but worries human rights groups
The anti-terror law expands the power of Indonesia's military and police.