Theology+Spirituality

Obama Uses Sermon on the Mount to Elevate Speeches
The president has used the mountainside sermon several times in recent years to explain policy.
How to Shrink a Church
It's not that easy, but hopefully it's the new evangelical trend.
The Giant Story
Rob Bell on why he talks about the Good News the way he does.
The Real Prosperity Gospel
God's ways may be hidden, but his purpose for us is not.
Death By Deism
No merely civil religion alone can sustain a free republic.
Happiness Is Not Hope
How Easter Sunday can become the unhealthy denial of death.
Serving a Two-Handed God
How we love our neighbor depends on what we think divine power looks like.
Finger of God
It's up to the viewer of 'Finger of God' to determine whose they are.
Easter Math
Why a day and a half equals "three days and three nights."
Why a Jewish Drama ('The Quarrel') Draws Christians In
Faith, doubt, and friendship collide in moving play, staged Easter Sunday.
Christ Is Risen — Run Away!
Why we don't always want to meet the resurrected Lord.
Easter, Unedited
N. T. Wright says the Gospels' Resurrection accounts are odd because they are fresh.
The Beauty of Fasting
It's a tangible, bodily thing.
The Empty Tomb and the Emptied Urn
What the wounds of Jesus can — and can't — tell us about our resurrection bodies.
When Hope Feels Like a Fool's Errand
What the Cross and Resurrection teach us about forgiveness.
In the Steps of Luther
Finding refuge from the storm.
Walking in Faith
Walking as spiritual practice.
Where to Find the Real Atheists
Lent teaches us how much we Christians hate God.
Year of the Study Bible
Christian publishers struck the right chord in 2008.
Looking Evil in the Face
These authors don't flinch from sin's depth — or grace's power.

Top Story May 3, 2024

‘Wildcat’ Is as Unsettling as Flannery O’Connor Would Have Wanted
‘Wildcat’ Is as Unsettling as Flannery O’Connor Would Have Wanted
Ethan Hawke has made a movie as scandalous as one of the writer’s short stories.

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