Advancing the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God.
March 26, 655: Deusdedit becomes the first English-born Archbishop of Canterbury. He served until 664.
March 26, 752: Stephen III assumes the papacy after Stephen II dies. But Stephen III is sometimes called Stephen II, since the real Stephen II hardly counts: he died a mere four days after his election!
March 26, 1831: Richard Allen, founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and the first black bishop in America, dies at age 71 (see issue 62: Bound for Canaan).
Public Theology Project
The Atlantic’s McKay Coppins told me about problems that feel eerily similar to what I see in the church.
Wire Story
Women still dominate church pews, but studies find that devotion among Gen Z women has cooled to levels on par with Gen Z men.
From Pat Robertson’s soap opera to creation science, CT reported evangelical efforts to go mainstream in 1982.
The venerable theological tradition makes war slower, riskier, costlier, and less efficient—and that’s the point.
Young men are looking for online presence. The church needs to offer more than weekly breakfasts.
The Russell Moore Show
How should the church address infertility and childlessness?
Wire Story
A survey found denominational differences in pastors’ use of the technology, as well as widespread skepticism about its reliability.
Excerpt
An excerpt from Forgiveness: Reclaiming its Power in a Culture of Fear.