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3 weeks ago | 
christiancentury.org | Mac Loftin |David Dault |Fleming Rutledge |Samuel Wells
Feminist biblical scholarship, once relegated to the sidelines, is now solidly mainstream. Each year, more books, podcasts, and documentaries emerge to challenge the traditional patriarchal readings of the Bible and offer liberatory alternatives. Within such a landscape, it can be hard for a new book to stand out. But Eve Isn’t Evil is a gift.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
christiancentury.org | Jack Jenkins |Aleja Hertzler- McCain |Samuel Wells |Heidi Neumark
Recently I’ve been offered two questions that feel like gifts. The first came from a pastor who gave a talk at a conference I attended. In describing some of his innovative approaches to worship, he said that he opens Sunday services by inviting congregants to name a person or persons they’ve brought into the church with them that morning. As in: Whose spirit is with you today as you enter into worship? To whom are you particularly grateful or indebted?
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
christiancentury.org | Jack Jenkins |Aleja Hertzler- McCain |Samuel Wells |Heidi Neumark
This essay is on a biblical text assigned for November 17, and I’m mindful that you may be reading it sometime after the November 5 election in the United States—though I can’t say for certain that the matter will be completely settled by then. If the very recent history of US elections and the rhetoric around this one are any indication, things will be very much up in the air.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
christiancentury.org | Jack Jenkins |Aleja Hertzler- McCain |Samuel Wells |Heidi Neumark
This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. More than a year after the October 7 Hamas attack, most Jews in the US are broadly supportive of Israel but harshly critical of its leadership and prosecution of the war on Gaza, according to an Election Day exit poll released on Thursday, even as they expressed deep concerns about antisemitism related to protests against the war.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
christiancentury.org | Jack Jenkins |Aleja Hertzler- McCain |Heidi Neumark |Samuel Wells
Jon Carl Lewis (he/him/his) is a spiritual guide and liberative educator in the queer, contemplative Christian tradition. He loves helping people recognize vital connections among the various aspects of themselves as a way of grounding their exploration of what brings them deep meaning, connection, and joy. You can learn more about him and read his work on his substack here and his instagram here. The Rev.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
christiancentury.org | Jack Jenkins |Aleja Hertzler- McCain |Samuel Wells |Heidi Neumark
Last month, “Jesus is Lord” and “Christ is King” emerged as slogans in the US election campaign when anti-abortion protesters shouted the phrases at Kamala Harris while she was speaking about abortion. “You’re at the wrong rally,” the vice president responded to the university students. Immediately “Jesus is Lord” became a wedge issue in the presidential race.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
christiancentury.org | Jack Jenkins |Aleja Hertzler- McCain |Samuel Wells |Heidi Neumark
The Buechner Narrative Writing Project honors the life and legacy of writer and theologian Frederick Buechner with the aim of nurturing the art of spiritual writing and reflection. Readers are invited to submit first-person narratives (under 1,000 words). Read more.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
christiancentury.org | Jack Jenkins |Aleja Hertzler- McCain |Heidi Neumark |Samuel Wells
In the movie The Pursuit of Happyness, which is based on a true story, Will Smith portrays Chris Gardner—an unhoused, Black, single father in San Francisco. In one scene, he and his young son go to Glide Memorial Church, where they’ve been told they can get a hot meal and secure a bed for the night. While they are waiting in line, the pastor comes outside to announce that there are only a few beds left. Gardner and his son will get the last one.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
christiancentury.org | Jack Jenkins |Aleja Hertzler- McCain |Heidi Neumark |Samuel Wells
Immigrants form Honduras recount their separation from their children at the border during a news conference in 2018 at Annunciation House in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Matt York) Former President Donald Trump’s election to a second term prompted faith groups that work with migrants and refugees to reaffirm their commitment to continue their work after Trump campaigned on blocking migration and carrying out record deportations.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
christiancentury.org | Jack Jenkins |Aleja Hertzler- McCain |Heidi Neumark |Samuel Wells
Linda Chapman of Waterbury, Connecticut, left, a member of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., talks with US Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., at a Souls to the Polls voting rally at Grace Baptist Church, October 26 in Waterbury. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) Soon after Vice President Kamala Harris shifted from vice presidential candidate to presidential nominee, 44,000 of her supporters dialed into a call dubbed Win With Black Women that quickly became something of a sorority rally.
