My church loyalties: Why I am not yet a Catholic
On two occasions I decided to become Catholic. Both times I had to wait because I had been asked to preach or preside as a Methodist.
Remythologizing Theology: Divine Action, Passion, and Authorship
Imagine that after you read scripture and proclaim, “This is the Word of the Lord,” someone greets you with the question, “Were you really identifying your words w...
Hard times Lessons of the economic downturn: Lessons of the economic downturn
How should Christians understand—and what should they learn from—the worst economic downturn since the Depression? Does the crisis raise fundamental moral or theological questions about our economic system? Four scholars offer their reflections in this issue of the Century: Dennis P. McCann, Jon P. Gunnemann, Deirdre McCloskey and D. Stephen Long.
In need of a pope? Protestants and the papacy: Protestants and the papacy
Do protestants need the papacy?...