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.
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Christian farmers struggle to avoid bankruptcy.
The Rabbit Room’s newest prayer book urges readers to join God’s mission in young adulthood.
Instructions for authors and publishers.
Behind the Story
A note from CT’s editorial director for news about our reporting on an attack on a house church.
Public Theology Project
The infinite scroll is a counterfeit paradise, a parody of the coming world beyond “all that we ask or think.”
The Russell Moore Show
What holds a life together when it feels fragmented?
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A pastor in Kenya struggles to rebuild a church destroyed by erratic weather.
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A tribute to Karl Zinsmeister, a Bush administration adviser who was a faithful Christian and the most interesting man I knew.
