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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin's theological trouble
The Jesuit scientist questioned whether humans are descended from Adam. It got him exiled.
by David Grumett
A hospital chaplain's double vision
I routinely saw patients who were racist, sexist, demanding, and cruel. They were also afraid, exhausted, in pain, and helpless.
by Bailey Pickens
The tempter returns
by Gracia Grindal
Eve faces her guilt
Adam and Eve blame each other
Nonbinary gender and the diverse beauty of creation
In Genesis, God separates the dry land from the sea. But God also makes marshes, estuaries, and coral reefs.
by Austen Hartke
“Adam and Eve in Paradise,” by Nancy Snooks
Art selection by Lil Copan
Eve reaches for forbidden fruit
The many lives of Adam and Eve
Stephen Greenblatt weaves an impressive—but incomplete—tapestry of interpretations of the story of the Fall.
by Malka Z. Simkovich
After Eden
by Yehiel E. Poupko
Eighth day
by Susan L. Leary
Let there be invisible light
The universe is filled with light that we cannot see.
by Elizabeth Palmer
It all starts with poetry.
by D. Brent Laytham
June 11, Trinity Sunday
2 Corinthians 13:11–13; Genesis 1:1–2:4a; Matthew 28:16–20
After a time
by Luci Shaw
Like the first humans, I am far from divine.
by Nurya Love Parish