Theology
Albert J. Raboteau changed both American religious studies and African American studies
He was among the first to ask, What is religion for a people birthed in the cradle of chattel slavery?
Living and leading from our mortality
“Yearning for life is a part of what it means to be human.”
Who is welcome at the communion table?
Maybe the grace experienced in the sacrament precedes belief.
A psalm of waiting as the pandemic continues
All plans feel like grass withering in the sun these days.
The New Testament’s most dangerous book for Jews
Reading and preaching Hebrews without supersessionism
Climate change is a symptom of deeper planetary dysfunction
Five ideas for treating the greater disease
An epidemic of moral injury
Christians have an opportunity to transform a faith that has fueled genocide, slavery, war, and kleptocracy.
Pastoral care is part of Christian formation
A response to Will Willimon and Stanley Hauerwas
Can John Rawls help Christians understand justice?
Two new monographs provide religious entry points into the political philosopher’s thought.
On her deathbed, St. Clare of Assisi blessed God
Her radical final words confounded me for years.
A Palestinian evangelical’s supersessionism
Munther Isaac’s critique of the Israeli government is perfectly fair. But why does he also need to critique Judaism?
Faith is a gift to relax into
The Greek word for faith, pistis, isn’t about assenting to beliefs. It’s about trust.
In a secular age, Bonhoeffer’s “religionless Christianity” is evergreen
Peter Hooten considers the concept in relationship to the theologian’s entire body of work.
Green burial as an act of faith
A growing number of Christians are embracing natural burial practices.
Critical race theory is a gift to Christians
The good news about collective and institutional sin is that, like individual sin, it can be redeemed.
How the midwives Shiphrah and Puah mock the violence of empire
They use Pharaoh’s tools to dismantle oppression.
Karl Barth’s wisdom for fathers (and mothers, and all children of God)
Before you had a human parent, you had a perfect one.
Where is my love to go?
Imagine God asking that question. You’ll get an insight into God’s heart.
Where my faith and my work as a scientist meet
It’s difficult to study the phylogenetic tree and still feel lonely.
