Advancing the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God.
A look at five updates to the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible.
The official Bible translation of the National Council of Churches, commonly used by academics and mainline Presbyterians, Lutherans, and Episcopalians, has been revised for the first time since the fall of the Berlin Wall. The NRSVue—which stands for New Revised Standard Version updated edition—has about 20,000 edits. The changes incorporate new scholarship on the Dead Sea Scrolls as well as stylistic changes to keep up with the evolution of English.
SOURCE: National Council of Churches
This issue we give special attention to the thousands of US pastors who faithfully labor unseen and who wonder how much longer they can hold themselves together. COVID-19 put unique strains on clergy—a group that was already seeing rising rates of burnout—and the effects will linger long after most Americans have put their masks away. In our cover story, Kyle Rohane argues that pastors are less likely than other workers to join the Big Quit. It sounds like good news and is, in ways. But in other ways, it’s a warning.
After his final tour, independent musician John Mark McMillan is backing out of the algorithm rat race but still chasing transcendence.
Review
The swordfights and staring lovers start to feel like padding. Then, all at once, the show speeds up.
The Russell Moore Show
Russell takes a listener’s question about whether God can still use prayers, and the conversation broadens to mind-breaking theology about God’s transcendence of time itself.
Being Human
A young professional’s journey to self-discovery
Analysis
The newest documents remind Christians to support sexual abuse victims.
A Catholic on the campaign trail and the “possibly catastrophic character of what is happening under our eyes” caused deep concern in 1960.
News
One victim describes the mob descending on their bus, a rare occurrence in Muslim-majority Jammu and Kashmir.
News
Some see the crackdown as persecution, others challenge the national church’s ties to Russia.
