Curated

The recent resignation of a Nashville pastor, who told his congregation he was tired and broken, illuminated what experts say is a real pitfall of leading a church. Pastors can burn out.

Americans have long been suspicious of nonbelievers. Misogyny, nativism, and racism have often been tied up in their fear.

The most important quality Howard E. Butt Jr. had was a touch of self-awareness. He knew the truth about himself: that he suffered from a deep and persistent depression. And he knew he needed professional help.

Three of America’s most incendiary issues—race, patriotism and sports—have ignited into a bonfire of controversy. Soon, we’ll be seeing “America: Love it or Leave it” bumper stickers again.

It took the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights three years to produce its report on religious freedom and non-discrimination. With 27 pages, more than 1000 days of work, and 200-some additional pages of commentary, the document essentially amounts to this:…

Beginning this semester, all ministerial students have a new graduation requirement: They must take a one-hour course called Ministry Safe.

Religion in the United States is worth $1.2 trillion a year, making it equivalent to the 15th largest national economy in the world, according to a study.

In the past few years, there’s been a wave of new churches targeting the young professionals who have moved into Washington in droves. Over the past five years, churches all over the District — and all over the country — have discovered…

As most readers know, a not-for-profit publishing company like Christianity Today has to remain not-for-prophet when it comes to (prophetically) endorsing a presidential candidate. This year, however, we’re trying something completely different: advocacy pieces for each of the major party…

In my history of Christianity course, we read a number of challenging writers. Each one I ask students to read with as much sympathy, charity and critical perspective as they can muster. But nothing outrages them — not the writings…

Taxi or Uber? It’s a question with moral implications that extend far beyond what kind of car you choose.

There is much to learn about justice reform from Jesus’ exchange with the woman at the well. The first lesson is that those cycled through the criminal justice system need to be seen as more than criminals.