Features
A woman’s place—at the mosque
How American Muslim women are transcending barriers to leadership.
How white supremacist groups are targeting online gamers
Extremists craft narratives of persecution, oppression, and the need for heroic struggle. So do video games.
Three United Methodist pastors and their delight in ministry
A visit to three congregations around Austin, Texas
At Gilead Church in Chicago, storytelling is central to worship
It's like a MOTH event—with the vulnerability of community.
Godly Play and the language of Christian faith
At the heart of each lesson is storytelling and wondering.
A pair of museums are reckoning with Mississippi’s racist past
But they don't say enough about racism in the present.
Divestment? Or shareholder activism?
Debating the best ways to pressure corporations for social good
Two vibrant Anglican congregations in Winnipeg
St. Margaret's and saint ben's take different approaches to mixing the ancient and the new.
Christmas gifts that give twice
Ethical shopping suggestions from the CC editors.
Crisis in Yemen shaped by unique religious and political factors
How did Yemen arrive at this point?
Getting college students to ask what makes life worth living
At Yale, classrooms full of future doctors, lawyers, and hedge fund managers are contemplating the good life.
How canon law hinders ending abuse by priests
The 1983 revision put forward by Pope John Paul II to the entire code made it impossible for bishops to dismiss priests.
Civility is fraught. Jokes are better.
A well-placed wisecrack can pull the mighty down from their thrones.
When small-town pastors put down roots
The ministry of abiding, even in the face of decline, is an offering to God.
The unexpected relationship between U.S. evangelicals and Russian Orthodox
Under Trump and Putin, a strange alliance gets stranger.
A separated family's long road to reunification
A Guatemalan asylum seeker has an attorney and a team of supporters. It was still hard to get her children back.
Loving the church too much to let it stay the same
A sandwich can be a subversive act.
At The People’s Supper, strangers explore common ground
The idea is disarmingly simple: all you need is a dinner table.
Lynched but not forgotten
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice represents a watershed moment in the idea and practice of what a public memorial can be.
The sacred work of Jerusalem's Mekudeshet festival
When Jews, Christians, and Muslims gather to celebrate arts and culture, the dividing walls crumble.