Interviews
Why churches still matter for immigration reform
“We can’t depend on political parties to provide moral clarity.”
A political scientist tries to understand her state's rural residents
“The perception in small-town Wisconsin of being disadvantaged may not be accurate, but it’s not ridiculous, either.”
Writing about the Amish without romance
“I tried to remember that these are human beings, not caricatures.”
Why Williams student Zachary Wood brings conservative speakers to campus
“College is arguably the best time and place for us to push our intellectual limits.”
Who is Jesus for Muslims?
“According to Islam, Jesus always speaks the truth. The question is how we understand it.”
What made early Christians a peculiar people?
“One second-century pagan critic of Christianity was willing to tolerate everything else about Christians if they would only worship the gods.”
What is forgiveness, and is it good?
“In the wrong hands, forgiveness can become a kind of tyranny.”
A police officer’s view from street level
“At any given moment, I may need to be a psychologist, centurion, street lawyer, or soothsayer.”
The roots and branches of the sanctuary movement
“We weren’t trying to break the law. We were offering humanitarian assistance.”
When Muslims talk to Zionists
“It’s one thing to say you support a two-state solution. It’s another thing to go to Israel and study Judaism.”
A conversation with David Brooks about sin and beauty
“We live differently than we say we live. There’s moral judgment all around.”
Food justice is about workers
"I paid for college by working at restaurants. That gave me a worm's eye view."
Being a pastor for trans people
"A trans person's story has some unique elements, but the work of pastoral care remains essentially the same."
Artists on the inside
The Prison Creative Arts Project at the University of Michigan
From Nigeria to America and back
"There was a time in my life when I devoured Christian literature," says novelist Chigozie Obioma.
A garden of gratitude: Poet Ross Gay
"I've learned a lot from working with trees. More important, I've worked with people on imagining how to love each other."
Faith on the edge: Writer Dennis Covington
"Belief is not the 'substance of things hoped for.' Faith is."
The witness of sinners: Theologian Jennifer McBride on the nontriumphal church
"It is by being in solidarity with sinners that Jesus brings about reconciliation. This is not a picture of Jesus that churches often emphasize."