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Black Theology Sings of Freedom
To be black and to be Christian is to remember the brutality of our experience and the brilliance of our resistance.
News & ReportingImportant Developments in the Church and the World
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500 of Korea’s 1,000 Coronavirus Cases Tied to Shincheonji Church
COVID-19 outbreak prompts 700,000 to petition South Korean president to dissolve apocalyptic movement deemed a cult by Christian leaders. - Feb 22,
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Report: L’Arche Founder Jean Vanier Abused Multiple Women
Independent investigation found at least six victims were coerced into sex by the celebrated Catholic leader, who died last year. - Feb 20,
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Ex-Christian Post Publisher, Bible College Convicted in $35M Fraud Scheme
The money laundering case left a Christian media network out of business and Olivet University owing $1.25 million. - Feb 20,
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Holy Land Experience Lays Off Workers
Florida theme park to focus on Bible museum.
25 Black Theologians Who Have Grown Our FaithScholars and authors reflect on the significance of African American leaders in the church.
Going Vegan for Lent Can Orient Us to Christ’s CallingFollowing church tradition and the Bible could help us steward creation through our diets.
Carmen Joy Imes and the Disruptive Power of the Old TestamentPassion and proficiency subvert the minimizing of female scholars.
The Table: On King and CountryOur conversation on political obligations continues. Today: Angela Denker, Karen Swallow Prior, and Vincent Bacote.
Blessed Are the Cobblers, Recyclers, and Thrift-Store ShoppersIn a world awash with excess possessions, we’re called to see landfill-bound items the way God does.
I Assumed Science Had All the Answers. Then I Started Asking Inconvenient Questions.My journey from atheist dogma to Christian faith was paved with intellectual and spiritual surprises.
Meet the Christian Family Behind Free Burma RangersThe Eubank family offers food, shelter, and medicine on the frontlines in Iraq and Burma.
How the Forest Inspired Me to Stay in ChurchChurch failures uproot congregations. But we're reminded by ecology that strength is found in community connection.
Black History Month: 20 Stories Christians Should KnowMeet the leaders, activists, ministers, and artists who changed the church and the world.
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Lessons from the Long-Shot Bid to Bring Christian Liberal-Arts Education to RussiaThe Russian-American Christian University had a brief lifespan and a limited enrollment. But the school planted seeds that might flower in the future.
