Public Theology Project
Jeffrey Epstein and the Myth of the Culture Wars
Some leaders of different political stripes teach us to hate each other, but they’re playing for the same team.
We Become Our Friends’ Enemies by Telling Them the Truth
Our corrupt political and racial discourse teaches us to judge by identity and ideology instead of honestly testing the spirits and assessing the fruit.
New York Legalized Assisted Suicide. What’s Next?
A conversation with physician and ethicist Lydia Dugdale.
News
Fighting in Nigeria Leaves Christian Converts Exiled
Muslim communities often expel new Christians from their families. One Fulani convert is urging churches to take them in.
I Long for My Old Church—and the Tree Beside It
Leaving a beloved church doesn’t mean ever forgetting its goodness, its beauty, and the immense blessing it was in one’s life.
Analysis
Shutting Down an Addiction Supermarket
Even in San Francisco, some change is possible: The Tenderloin neighborhood is improving.
News
At least 18 Christians Killed in Crackdown of Iran Protests
Iranians hope for US action after the regime in Tehran killed thousands–perhaps tens of thousands–last month.
Excerpt
Undragoning the Imagination
An excerpt from Discipling the Diseased Imagination: Spiritual Formation and the Healing of Our Hearts.
We’re Not Made to Outlast Time
At the Korean Lunar New Year, everyone turns a year older. Psalm 103 frames aging as a sign of God’s sustenance.
Analysis
What Can Pro-Lifers Do in Unchurched States?
Pro-life political wins correlate with church attendance rates. So what do you do if most of your neighbors stay home on Sunday morning?
We All Want to Be the Right Kind of Parents
Parenting books—even Christian ones—capitalize on fear and longing, sometimes making promises that don’t hold true.
Trump’s Racist Post Deserves Outrage
Evangelicals who back the president should no longer contort themselves to support a morally bankrupt leader.
Looking Past Bell Bottoms, Beads, Coffeehouses, and Communes
In 1971, CT said the Jesus People were not just another baby boomer fad.
Review
Reckoning with Race, Immigration, and Power
Three books to read this month on politics and public life.
I Have Chronic Pain. I Still Love the Olympics.
After a life-changing injury, I can’t compete like I used to. Watching the Olympics—the newest games starting tonight—brings me joy.
Tarot Cards, Shrines, and Priestesses
The quest for an authentic spiritual heritage has led some Black Christian women down a dangerous path.
Testimony
I Ran from God and My Jewish Identity. Then I Read the New Testament.
Aaron Abramson served in the Israel Defense Forces before abandoning his faith and wandering the world in search of meaning.
From Our Community
Where The Church Gathers, Listens, and Grows Together
How The Big Tent Initiative is fostering unity in the Church.
News
The Jewish Archaeologist Who Inspired a Generation of American Christians
Pastors, students, and researchers have Gabriel Barkay to thank for insights into biblical history.
News
Families of Venezuelan Political Prisoners Pray for Their Release
The acting president proposed an amnesty law, yet hundreds remain in prison.
We Are Not Workhorses
In a culture that champions power, Proverbs 21:31 reframes what strength and victory look like for Chinese Christians.
Public Theology Project
When Christians Contemplate Assisted Suicide
Answering a reader’s tragic question requires more than a sound theology of hell.
We Are Obsessed with Gender
With incoherent language trickled down from academic theorists, we think and talk about gender incessantly—and to our detriment.
I Failed to Mature as an Artist—Until I Learned to See
Drawing is a way of entrusting what I can see to the care and attention of God.
How A Pastor’s Book Inspired a New Rom-Com
Mike Todd’s book, Relationship Goals, gets a spotlight in a film aimed at both Christian and secular audiences.
Jesus Did Not Serve Grape Juice
Why reopen debate about what we serve for Communion? Because it matters that we follow God’s commands.
The Great Omission
With busy schedules, chatty small groups, and personalized quiet times, we’ve neglected the rigor of learning the Bible.
Bracing for ICE Raids, Haitians Get Temporary Reprieve
A federal judge on Monday extended deportation protections for Haitian immigrants. While they waited for the ruling, pastors in Springfield, Ohio, gathered and prayed.
How ChatGPT Revealed a False Diagnosis
A devastating cancer diagnosis wrecked a young couple. But after five years of uncertainty, a chatbot changed everything.
Excerpt
We Can’t Manifest the Good Life
An excerpt from Habits of Resistance: 7 Ways You’re Being Formed by Culture and Gospel Practices to Help You Push Back.