The National Memorial for Peace and Justice represents a watershed moment in the idea and practice of what a public memorial can be.
‘First Reformed,’ starring Ethan Hawke, is bruising, vital, and one of the year’s best films
Paul Schrader’s movie is an astounding, harrowing meditation on faith and doubt.
Did Trump fulfill a divine prophecy? What to expect from a new Liberty University film.
The question either infuriates or intrigues tens of millions of Americans: Did God play a role in the victory of Donald Trump? The debate will soon be presented in movie theaters across the country, as evangelical megaschool Liberty University is making and releasing a film called “The Trump Prophecy.”
Southern Baptist leader Paige Patterson fired over handling of sex abuse allegation
A major Southern Baptist seminary has fired one of the movement’s giants of the last quarter-century, Paige Patterson, after new information came to light regarding how Patterson handled a sexual abuse allegation while he led another institution, the school said in a statement Wednesday night.
Roman Catholics And Evangelicals move apart in their political priorities
Roman Catholics and evangelicals, two Christian groups that have had overlapping political priorities in the past, find their agendas diverging in the era of President Trump and Pope Francis.
The Lord’s Table of remembrance vs. the nation’s vow of preeminence
The enduring scandal of the Gospel—even in a land like ours, purportedly “under God” and crowded with spires and steeples—is Jesus’ rejection of redemptive violence.
Letters to the Editor for 05.26.18
The latest from our readers: • Abuse of women isn’t the result of theological systems. It’s the result of sin | Layne Wallace, Roanoke Rapids, N.C.
The tale of two presidents at Southwestern Seminary
As far as Southern Baptist leaders are concerned, the reputation and well-being of their male leaders far outweigh the rights and lives of abused women everywhere, statements about condemning “all forms of abuse” notwithstanding.
Millennials: get over your faith phobia
We millennials puzzle over the fact that religious identity seems to be overlooked in our conversations. While we routinely discuss cornerstones of modern identity politics such as race, gender, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status, we still tiptoe around religion.
Letters to the Editor for 05.24.18
The latest from our readers: • Patterson headline doesn’t tell the whole story | Chris Crowley, Richmond, Va.
At a church security seminar: Guns, God and ‘get those heads up’ when you pray
Churchgoers, preachers and law enforcement officers from across Southern California gathered for a church security seminar in Huntington Beach hosted by the California Rifle & Pistol Association, which delivered a warning: Faith alone will not protect you in a house of God.
Meditation on Israel, Palestine, and the calculus of power
When you find yourself in a hole, the first thing you do is stop digging. And I know, without a shadow of a doubt, that the dominant narrative in American political culture is not only shortsighted but also complicit with Israel’s brutal occupation of Palestine’s population.










