Features
Martin Niemöller before the Nazis finally came for him
Why our church's centennial was worth celebrating
The Frontier Interns reenvisioned missions for a postcolonial era
How canon law hinders ending abuse by priests
To prevent abuse and coverups, the church needs to empower laypeople
Books
How the FBI has shaped American religion
J. Edgar Hoover's influence was even farther reaching than we know.
The world Erasmus and Luther shared
Each created a new model for church. Each paid a price.
How American Protestant missionaries helped usher in post-Protestant America
David Hollinger shows how the social gospel principles that drove mission abroad boomeranged back home.
The Second Amendment is racist at its root
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz's social history highlights who's at the other end of the barrel.
The New Testament’s christological hymns are songs of resistance
They use the conventions of Jewish resistance poetry to challenge Roman occupation.
Departments
There's a better way than give and take
Write Upon Tablets, by Laurie Doctor
Poetry for the sake of creation
Catholic, Aztec Mexico
The downside of an up market
News
Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib to be first Muslim American women in Congress
Both women are seasoned organizers who emphasized economic justice among their priorities.
A battle over identity of school roils faculty at Catholic University
Earlier this summer, an informal body called the Faculty Assembly took an unofficial vote of no confidence in its president and provost.
With new leadership, Malaysians hope for more interfaith understanding
After voters ousted the party that had ruled Malaysia since independence from Britain, some are looking to improve interfaith relations—starting with getting to know each other.
Faith leaders sue county board over ICE contract vote
Some pastors are also asking whether the county should be profiting from immigration detention.
Pussy Riot cofounder sees protest as a Christian gesture
The Russian punk group headlined Greenbelt, the top U.K. Christian arts and activism festival, this year.
In Ireland visit, Pope Francis appeals to divided Catholics and struggles with abuse fallout
During closing mass, several thousand people instead attended a “Stand4Truth” protest.
Steed Vernyl Davidson named VP of academic affairs and dean at McCormick Theological Seminary
The faculty voted unanimously to make him dean.