From American evangelicals to Russian Orthodox, they’re united against Islam. Is that enough to overcome all that divides them?
Princeton Theological Seminary reverses decision to honor Redeemer’s Tim Keller
Faced with mounting criticism for its decision to give a major award to the Rev. Tim Keller, founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan and one of the country’s best-known conservative Christian thinkers, Princeton Theological Seminary has reversed course.
A story about finding a new story
I had the classic Texas Baptist starter package. I went to Carl’s shop to trade it in.
Robert E. Lee worshipped here
A Southern church wrestles with its Confederate history.
Supreme Court justices in the pews and on the bench — and where Neil Gorsuch fits in
The religious faith of a justice, standing alone, tells us little about how he or she will vote in church-state cases or on other controversial social issues.
This man was killed for defying Hitler — and now he’s been beatified.
Italian layman Joseph Mayr-Nusser who refused to take the Hitler oath was beatified March 18 in his home town of Bolsano.
The Muslim ban and American history
Donald Trump’s revised executive order to bar entry to the United States from six Muslim-majority countries is the latest salvo in America’s epic culture wars over race and American identity.
Can these conservative news stites capture Millennials’ hearts and minds?
The right wing has long funded thought leadership related to its own political goals. Now, the think tank world is bleeding into influencing the millennial masses, packaged with entertaining 140-character tweets and curiosity-gap headlines.
What is Neil Gorsuch’s religion? It’s complicated
He studied with an eminent Catholic philosopher but attends a progressive Episcopal parish. He has defended the religious rights not only of Christian corporations but also of Muslims and Native Americans.
The unbearable whiteness of American Lent
The black experience in America is already “Lent.” When your culture is built on the idea of denial and forfeiture, a once-a-year exercise of giving up soda or chocolate loses its spiritual weight.
Sanctuary for the undocumented comes with legal consequences
Leaders of faith communities involved in what is called “the sanctuary movement” say there are moral and faith issues that sometimes trump the legal and political issues.
And Jesus said unto Paul of Ryan …
“But, Lord,” protested Pious Paul of Ryan, “when did I see you hungry or thirsty or sick and refuse to help you? I drop your name everywhere. And I’m pro-life!”











