People

James M. Robinson, Gnosticism and Gospel scholar, dies at 91

by Christian Century staff

Alia Khalaf al-Jabouri, Iraqi widow, becomes symbol of self-sacrifice

by Jane Arraf

Elaine Heath named dean of Duke Divinity School

Virgilio Elizondo, 'father of U.S. Latino religious thought,' dies at age 80

by Christian Century staff and David Gibson

Stephen H. Webb, theologian and author, dies at 54

by Christian Century staff

Martha DeVries, Baptist woman in Missouri, wears hijab in solidarity

by Sally Morrow

Jonathan Sacks, author and former British chief rabbi, wins Templeton Prize

by Chris Herlinger

Frederick Reese accepts congressional medal for civil rights marchers

by Adelle M. Banks

Cornish Rogers, professor of ecumenism and former Century editor, dies at 86

by the Claremont School of Theology and Christian Century staff

Qassem Soleimani, a new kind of Iranian national hero

by Scott Peterson

Max Stackhouse, influential theologian and ethicist, dies at 80

by Christian Century staff

Larycia Hawkins, Wheaton College professor, reaches agreement with school

by Cathy Lynn Grossman

Wendell and Mary Berry bequest farming legacy to small Catholic college

by Judith Valente

News

China imprisons pastors of prominent churches as crackdown goes on

by Robert Marquand

Eugene Borowitz, Reform Jewish leader, dies at 91

by Celeste Kennel-Shank

Salah Farah, Muslim Kenyan who shielded Christians in attack, dies

by Fredrick Nzwili

Daniel Aleshire, ATS president, announces retirement

by the Association of Theological Schools and Celeste Kennel-Shank

Paul Bhatti, Pakistani Christian, stands against blasphemy law

by Rosie Scammell

Helen Berhane, Eritrean gospel singer and torture survivor, tells story

by Rosie Scammell

Ed Dobson, onetime Moral Majority leader, dies at 65

by Adelle M. Banks

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