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My gender is a circle
So I took a new name—as many characters in the Bible do.
by R/B Mertz
Take & Read: Old Testament
Four new books about the women of Hebrew scripture
selected by NaShieka Knight
In this week’s readings, God’s covenant-making continues.
by MaryAnn McKibben Dana
In college, I changed my name to Rachel. It didn't stick.
Struggling with whether to abandon my Korean name made me think about the queerness in all of our identities.
by Mihee Kim-Kort
Are the people of 21st-century Israel the chosen ones of Genesis to whom Yahweh promised the land in eternal covenant? Walter Brueggemann gives a nuanced answer.
reviewed by J. Nelson Kraybill
Can "Abrahamic" replace "Judeo-Christian"? And without sacrificing the integrity of three different traditions?
by Ulrich Rosenhagen
We are still learning what it means to be human, even as we learn who God truly is.
by Paul Nuechterlein
Art selection and commentary by Heidi J. Hornik and Mikeal C. Parsons.