Theology+Spirituality

Fleming Rutledge: Why Being ‘Spiritual’ Is Never Enough
Americans increasingly identify as “spiritual but not religious.” Radical faith goes beyond both.
Despite Disappointing Some, New Mark Manuscript Is Earliest Yet
Bible scholars have been waiting for the Gospel fragment’s publication for years.
A Woman’s Guide to Seminary
Ministry is serious business. These 9 steps are key to pursuing your training.
Western Europe’s Christians Are As Religious As America’s ‘Nones’
However, Pew researchers find Christianity across 15 countries is “not just a ‘nominal’ identity devoid of practical importance.”
Christ at the Checkpoint in the Age of Trump
As Christian Zionism influences US policy in Israel, Palestinian evangelicals seek greater acceptance from the American church.
Memorial Day: For What Shall We Live?
Whether we wear a uniform or not, we all have sacrificial service to offer.
Why So Many Christians Sound the Jewish Shofar in Israel
Huckabee is far from the only Christian Zionist to appropriate the ancient ritual horn.
Died: David Hesselgrave, Scholar Who Made Missions Cross-Cultural
The Evangelical Missiological Society founder changed how we think of contextualizing the gospel.
Parents: Let Go of Graduation Nostalgia
The end of school invites retrospection. But we have something better to look forward to.
You Keep Using That Word, ‘Christian’
Throughout American history, groups have given it different, often conflicting meanings. Can they all be right?
Dorothy Sayers Did Not Want to Be a Prophet
Nevertheless, the saucy British writer made the pious vociferously angry.
Re-thinking My Savior Complex
My hardest lesson as a social worker? God wants me to be close to the brokenhearted as much as he wants me to save them.
Will the ‘First Testament’ Grab Your Attention?
Scholar John Goldingay wants readers to rediscover the original feel of the Old Testament in his new translation.
How the Spirit Sets Us Up for Holiness
The same Spirit that descended on the disciples at Pentecost empowers our devotion to God.
Spanning the Great Schism Between Evangelical and Orthodox Christians
Efforts to unite Christianity’s branches bear fruit.
Gleanings: June 2018
Important developments in the church and the world (as they appeared in our June issue).
The Many Surprises of 20th-Century Christianity
Brian Stanley’s global history makes connections and draws lessons that others are apt to miss.
I Thought God Could Never Love a Convicted Murderer. I Was Wrong.
How I found eternal life on death row.
The God Who Overpowers Childhood Trauma
A new book crawls into the lives of children at risk, enters their desperation, and accompanies them on their journey toward redemption.
My Top 5 Books on the Trinity
Augustine, T. F. Torrance, John Owen, and more.

Top Story April 23, 2024

Let the Seas Rise and Feed the Poor
Let the Seas Rise and Feed the Poor
Helping marine biodiversity flourish is a means of participating in God’s work, says an Indonesian theologian.

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