Advancing the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God.
December 6, 345 (traditional date): Nicholas, bishop of Myra, one of the most popular saints in the Greek and Latin churches—and Santa Claus’s namesake—dies.
December 6, 1273: Following a tremendous mystical experience while conducting Mass, Thomas Aquinas suspends work on his Summa Theologica. “I can do no more,” he told his servant. “Such things have been revealed to me that all that I have written seems to me as so much straw. Now I await the end of my life (see issue 73: Thomas Aquinas).
Public Theology Project
Believers often use the passage to wave away state violence, but that’s the opposite of what Paul intended.
News
From Syria to Sudan, believers around the world face increasing oppression and persecution.
Lying on the floor of his mauve-walled writing shed, the celebrated YA author writes himself around the world.
The Russell Moore Show
What do myth, wilderness, and ancient story have to teach a culture drowning in information but starving for meaning?
Review
A new book on public schools—and the public square—looks beyond culture-war battles to deeper questions of pedagogy.
A doctor shows how to inoculate yourself against foolishness with a shot of wisdom.
News
This time, believers in the Iranian diaspora are praying more explicitly for the fall of the country’s rulers.
An excerpt from Post-Woke: Asserting a Biblical Vision of Race, Gender, and Sexuality.