Meet the leaders, activists, ministers, and artists who changed the church and the world.

Did the teachings of Jesus launch a sweeping revolution in human consciousness? Maybe, but we need better evidence.

Philemon, a tiny letter in the NT often ignored, deserves lots of attention today.

Biographer Kate Clifford Larson talks about the famous female abolitionist and the cinematic portrayal of her life.

The Be the Bridge founder’s new book gives readers a theologically rich approach to crossing racial divides.

How Catholics and Reformers reacted to the transatlantic slave trade.

The Igbo writer wrote honestly about the brutality of his experience—and of the Christian faith that sustained him.

After an unflinching look at its racist past, SBC’s flagship seminary aims to honor a more diverse population on campus.

A new biography helps us come to terms with the unsavory side of the great revivalist’s mission to America.

Before racial reconciliation can happen, says Jemar Tisby, American believers need to reckon honestly with the sins of the past.

Slavery has been around since before Moses, but International Justice Mission’s president thinks its demise is only decades away.

Baptism, prayer, and Communion can all go “wayward,” says Lauren Winner. Should we blame the sinful practitioners or the practices themselves?

Both the North and the South read the same Scripture. What's going on here?

Scripture's role in American history turned my feel-good project on its head.

Understanding our history, and how that might frame our Fourth of July prayers.

On questions of race, religious liberty, and political power, the Baptist preacher should be our guiding light.

Charles Octavius Boothe's ‘Plain Theology for Plain People’ is a glorious recovery of African American theological heritage.

Six reasons why listening to these voices is worth your time.

How Civil War–era churches that avoided taking sides on slavery ended up siding with its supporters.