Theology
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.
Learning to face the doctrine of discovery
I wish I’d had Mark Charles and Soong-Chan Rah’s book when I was in college.
Pope Francis’s vision of a wounded church converted by mercy
How can the church become less of a citadel and more of a field hospital?
How Katherine Sonderegger finds delight in a humble God
Theology as a love letter to God
When liturgy embraces difference
Rebecca Spurrier’s study of a “disabled church” and its lessons for all Christians
How should the church respond to the colonialism that runs through its blood?
Robert Heaney believes the first step is penance.
What if we treated all of creation—plants and stars, soil and rivers—as our kin?
Biblical scholar Mari Joerstad and indigenous activist Nick Estes challenge our human-centered worldview.
How did American racism get to this point?
Joel Goza explores America’s addiction to racism and racialized poverty.
In Advent and Christmas, desolation and consolation reside together
This time of year, our inner landscapes can seem as bleak as the outer ones.
How people deal with pointless suffering
Scott Samuelson considers seven responses to the age-old mystery.