Advancing the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God.
June 15, 1215: King John signs the Magna Carta, which begins, “The Church of England shall be free.
June 15, 1520: In the papal encyclical “Exsurge Domine,” Leo X condemns Martin Luther on 41 of counts of heresy, branding him an enemy of the Roman Catholic Church. After the encyclical, Luther’s works were burned in Rome (see issue 34: Luther’s Early Years).
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.