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Our spring books issue's reviews include Deanna Thompson on Sharon Baker, Walter Brueggemann on Mary Boys, John Haught on Elizabeth Johnson, and more.

A growing number of UMC clergy are performing same-sex weddings in open defiance of the Book of Discipline. What happens next?

Seeing has fooled me into thinking I have a clear view of where the road leads.

When Larry Engel thanked Mike Breininger for running a productive meeting, Breininger was startled: "I don't recall a liberal pastor ever complimenting me."

A list of books and websites on contemplative and spiritual practices.

We began our business meeting in the chapel with dimmed lights. I led the board through several calming prayers, noticing our breath and heartbeats.

Designating a person “in residence” to think about theology may seem like a luxury. But for the church, making room for such work may be a necessity.

At our first outdoor procession, I felt awkward. I’d led liturgies before, but my church life and my real life didn’t usually intersect so publicly.

In response to our request for essays on mentors, we received many compelling reflections. Here is a selection.

In the Nazi-occupied Netherlands, my dad couldn't sing national songs. The Nazis saw the church's Psalter, however, as innocuous. Little did they know.

Christians have long found spiritual meaning in running. But the church has held this sort of personal experience at arm's length—until recently.

A special Christmas review of noteworthy books, music and TV.

How can Paul navigate the choppy waters of a pagan environment, with its idols and temples? The obvious place to start is the Shema.

When my daughter broke her femur, it seemed clear that we shouldn't conceive another child who might inherit my bone disorder. That clarity was short-lived.

An annotated list of lectionaries and lectionary supplements and proposals.

The RCL includes a few "optional" readings, to be subbed in as needed. Of course, it's all optional.

Our fall books issue's reviews include Greg Carey on Reza Aslan, Katherine Willis Pershey on Debbie Blue, Philip Jenkins on Diarmaid MacCulloch and more.

Our fall books issue includes annotated lists of essential titles on Revelation, evangelism and theodicy.

"Fiction wasn't that big a leap for me," says Will Willimon. "We preachers are all 'artists' in the same sense that the gospel writers were."

Our fall books issue includes annotated lists of new titles in New Testament, practical theology and global Christianity/American religious history.