Frank Pomeroy — whose 14-year-old daughter, Annabelle, was killed in the November 2017 attack at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs — is launching his campaign at a moment when gun violence is again at the forefront of Texas politics…
Trailblazing sociologist of religion Wade Clark Roof dies at 80
American scholars who study faith are grieving the passing of Wade Clark Roof, 80, a sociologist of religion who leaves a towering legacy as an academic, helping Americans grasp the spiritual lives of the Baby Boomer generation.
EFCA now considers Premillennialism a non-essential
Many of the 350,000 people who belong to the Evangelical Free Church of America still believe Jesus will return to earth to reign as king for 1,000 years, but the denomination no longer considers that doctrine essential to the gospel.
Jennifer Berry Hawes: A reporter maps the journey to forgiveness in the wake of a church massacre
The Charleston, South Carolina, reporter covered the Emanuel AME Church shooting. Her book now gives the larger picture.
Antisemitic beliefs spreading among evangelical Christians in America
While Trump calls most Jews disloyal, some American Christians are following pastors who blame Jews for a long list of the nation’s ills.
In a politically divided church, what’s the preacher to do?
The answer, says Leah Schade, is about dialogue as much as any single sermon.
Abuse of Faith: ‘The women are hurting’
Newly released documents and recordings show how prominent SBC leaders Paige Patterson and Jerry Vines supported Darrell Gilyard despite numerous allegations of sexual misconduct during the minister’s meteoric rise to popularity.
Do conservative evangelicals like Trump not despite but for his hatefulness?
Conservative evangelicals have long been inclined to value law over gospel, and righteousness over love.
UMCNext plan would end LGBTQ restrictions
A group of centrists and progressives is offering a plan that would eliminate The United Methodist Church’s restrictions against LGBTQ ordination and same-sex weddings, while allowing local churches that disagree to depart and organize into new forms of Methodism.
Sister Helen Prejean on new book, getting rid of death penalty and getting Jesus ‘right’
Her new book, “River of Fire,” ends where “Dead Man Walking” picks up.
Letter: Nationalism is anathema to Christian faith
A letter signed by nearly 30 leading theologians in the liberal Catholic journal Commonweal forcefully rejects any link between nationalism and Christianity and asserts that such a connection can “threaten the integrity of Christian faith.”
How U.S. churches cover millions in medical debt
A nonprofit helps even modestly sized congregations take on their neighbors’ unpaid bills.