Theology
How can we begin to untangle ourselves from the demands of whiteness?
Being open to changes of mind and heart is a necessary first step.
Caught up in God
Early on, I got caught up in the logic of the Spirit—and in the steady beat of black life.
Why be Protestant?
Phillip Cary locates the heart of Protestantism in the gospel promise it reveals.
The old, evil idea of humans as units of production
When people’s value is reduced to their economic contributions, they are dehumanized.
Karl Barth’s gift to the church
Kimlyn Bender has produced a reading guide to assist nonspecialists.
Take & Read: Ethics
New books that are shaping discussions about ethics in a capitalist society
What are we really doing when all we can do is pray—or not even?
It may be Easter, but lament comes more readily than alleluia.
A Kierkegaardian biography of Kierkegaard
Clare Carlisle helps readers struggle with what it means to be human in the world.
A confession to you, my nursing daughter
What am I to make of your singular desire for milk?
Reason and revelation meet—even in Aquinas
Denys Turner’s essays bridge the gaps that often frustrate us when we read medieval theology.
The misión integral of Protestant liberation theologians
Samuel Escobar, René Padilla, and other Latin American evangelicals—and how their activism was overshadowed
The strange, humbling ritual of foot washing
It makes me uncomfortable. That’s by design.
N. T. Wright insists that Jesus is the starting point of natural theology
Wright’s rereading of scripture is brilliant. Too bad he’s so disparaging of other viewpoints.
The Oscars recognize Toy Story’s evolution
It is the nature of a creature—or toy, or movie franchise—to outgrow its context and move on.
In the Qur’an, God is a great debater
The Qur’an is not a description of God. It’s a call to conversion.