Curated

The move follows years of discussions within different branches of Orthodoxy on whether to reinstitute women deacons, and at a time of growing interest around the issue within the Greek Orthodox Church, the largest Orthodox denomination in the U.S.

To a new breed of churches, dilapidated neighbourhoods are the fallen world — and salvation lies not just in prayer but in pop-ups, vintage shops and bakeries.

Political movements, like religious movements, rely on strange alliances. Issues are seldom singular, but meet across a range of social mores, cultural productions, religious practices, and political codes.

William Eskridge of Yale Law School has been active in gay-rights litigation for 25 years but also believes that the legitimate rights of religious minorities have been neglected by judges.

We as Christians have irresponsibly thrown around the term “justice” to describe various types of ministries that we as Christians are involved with. We must acknowledge that justice and charity aren’t interchangeable notions.

Betsy DeVos is the now-very-public face of what has been a quiet but powerful drive for taxpayer-supported religious schooling carried on by one of America’s least-understood ethnic tribes, the Dutch Calvinists of the Upper Midwest.

Some of this year’s most popular Lent sacrifices are booze, social media, and  Donald Trump. But I’ve decided to go a different direction and give up saying I’m sorry for all the Christian crap out there.

I’ve been on national television for 16 years and for all 16 I wore an ash on Ash Wednesday. It’s shocking to me that I’m one of the few faces you see on TV wearing an ash.

Federal judges may find the President Donald Trump’s new executive order on immigration more acceptable than the last. But many religious groups and faith leaders see no meaningful difference in the new measure, which Trump signed privately March 6.

We should limit political activity by churches—but not speech from the pulpit.

Though most pastors, regardless of gender, are satisfied with their role, female pastors are more likely than male pastors to wish they had been more prepared for the expectation they “must do everything” and must do it “perfectly.”

In coming months, expect to hear a lot about the Benedict Option. It’s a provocative vision for Christians which derives its name from a 6th-century monk who left the crumbling Roman Empire to form a separate community of prayer.