Church
Repairing the redlined body of Christ
My church wanted to participate in our city’s reparations efforts. We began in our archives.
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.
A landscape of lost denominations
In the US, church foundation stones tell a mostly forgotten story of religious and ethnic history.
Sharing the burden of language disorientation
At my church, some of us are learning Spanish. Others are learning English.
Facing theological ed’s existential crisis
Four schools and the creative paths they’re charting
The glory of Epiphany
“It is arguably the least understood and least appreciated church season,” says Fleming Rutledge.
A rich woman who took the Magnificat seriously
Vida Dutton Scudder, an early 20th-century radical, points Christians to solidarity and martyrdom.
Are all Christians adopted?
Paul’s metaphor can be harmful to those of us who have experienced adoption—and the abandonment that is usually central to it.
Seeking justice for a 19th-century rape survivor
In 1894, Baylor University covered up the rape of a 14-year-old girl on campus. Two Baylor professors make the case against the university.
My Pentecostal kin
In my Argentine in-laws’ neighborhoods, there are Protestant churches on every corner. They aren’t mainline.
Religion that harms
Drawing on both research and personal experience, therapist Laura Anderson explores the trauma caused by high-control religion.
A clear view
When our congregation designed our new sanctuary, we wanted windows that help us see our neighborhood’s needs.
When rituals leave us full—and then empty
Leaving the jailhouse graduation, I wondered, Where have I felt like this before?
Restoring the land
Nearly all of the land we live on was taken from Native people. What can property owners do to make it right?
The complicated women of mainline Protestantism
Margaret Bendroth tells the stories of mid-20th century women who fought patriarchy from within the church.
Catharsis at church
The book of Ezra helped me realize how bad most congregations are at handling big emotions.