Features
The wisdom of not knowing
The information age feels like an all-you-can-eat buffet. I’m stuffed.
An anti-Christian lawsuit
When Texas attorney general Ken Paxton filed a suit against a Catholic volunteer organization in El Paso, he went against his own church’s statement of faith.
Why do you want to see?
The Zone of Interest interrogates the desire to bear witness that animates the Holocaust movie as a genre.
My evangelical feminist friend Letha
There is no greater evidence of how much Letha Dawson Scanzoni valued relationships than her letters.
A holy fool with chocolate
Understanding Wonka in light of the gospel’s message of radical, unconfined love
The slow work of dialogue
For 20 years, Mennonite scholars from North America and Shi’a scholars from Iran have met periodically to build bridges.
To forgive is exclusively divine
Ancient Israel’s war with Amalek is a lesson in repentance and covenant.
Christian life in The School of Athens
My upbringing made me a Platonist. Motherhood made me an Aristotelian. I never left either behind.
In search of Rumi’s live heart
Looking for an Arabic translation of a favorite line, I found myself on a treasure hunt.
Repairing the redlined body of Christ
My church wanted to participate in our city’s reparations efforts. We began in our archives.
In Gaza, water is life
Fresh water was scarce even before the war. Now the situation is dire.
Ten ways Christians can criticize Israel that aren’t antisemitic
Since October 7, many well-intentioned statements have undercut progressive Christians’ moral high ground by invoking antisemitic tropes. It’s an avoidable problem.
We are all going to die
During my first several hours administering ashes as a hospital chaplain, I kept cringing.
“God is my fire”
Encounters with Eritrean men at a refugee camp in Calais, France
The theologically trained organizer
The most exciting horizons in theological education lie at its intersection with community organizing.
Teaching ministry students to ask beautiful questions
Narrative practice offers an excellent resource for the work of pastoral care.
Crossing religious boundaries at Groton
As a Muslim scholar teaching Indigenous history at an Episcopal boarding school, I have some learning—and unlearning—to do.
What the humanities can offer in this technological moment
The growth of artificial intelligence is opening a conversation forwhich ethicists and theologians are uniquely qualified.
Facing theological ed’s existential crisis
Four schools and the creative paths they’re charting
My double vision
I like to think Jesus gives the blind man in Mark 8 vision of another kind: to see past the limits of human sight.