For Shabbat Shirah — the Sabbath of Song — a reflection on collective song as an intimate, embodied expression of the soul in sorrow, celebration, and resistance.
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A blessing and a challenge for the holidays: to keep a spirit of gratitude and giving no matter the season.
Eugene Peterson reflects on the spiritual concept of "congruence" and the life-long endeavor of matching inner life to outer behavior.
December 13, 2017
Where Do We Go From Here? Twelve Points to Ponder After President Trump’s Jerusalem Declaration
Following the president's decision to move the capital of Israel to Jerusalem, our columnist reminds us that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not a simple question of theology. It is wrapped up in political, historical, and colonialist motivations that prevent the Jewish, Muslim, and Christian communities from reaching a peace in the holy city that all can share.
Kindred in mind and spirit, the legendary Christian and Jewish theologians shared a little-known companionship that was as deeply thoughtful as it was affectionate. Ursula Niebuhr commemorates the bond her husband shared with Rabbi Heschel — only preserved now in two letters and fond memory.
We crave the closure of explanations and answers, but what if we were enlivened by the questions themselves? On the evolution of his own faith — from a hunger for certainty to awe at the ineffable.
To change another to better fit our own ideals is not love; it is domination. Instead, to truly love is to engage joyfully in our differences and to bring out the best in our unique potential — in personal relationships, and in community.
Can the occasional cathartic rant lead to healing? The virtue of letting our frustrations be heard — from Russian novels and the Book of Job to a Catholic women's "pray and bitch" prayer group.
Rather than focusing on what's beyond the limits of ordinary experience, we might be better served focusing on what's within.
In a turning cultural tide, non-religious Millennials and the Christian church find themselves at odds. But do they have to be?
There are gems at the heart of all our faith traditions. Omid Safi on the challenge ahead to polish away the impurities of hatred and greed that keep the light from shining.
A young man sets a resolution for himself, and for us: to engage deeply with those on the other side, not with the goal of being right, but to recognize the desire for good that we all share.
The moral authority of frail bodies. Vulnerability as strength. How solidarity can lead to resurrection.
Witnessing the faint smile of her dying mother, the daughter of Haitian-Creole parents reflects on why she's been writing about death and grief ever since — and the cathartic edge of the Book of Revelation and C.S. Lewis.
Beyonce and Chance the Rapper embody the deep, enduring presence of black faith in the world, both in its powerful solemnity and in its joyful boisterousness.
What might we make space for if we gave up our indignation, even if just for a moment? A historical and philosophical inquiry into the roots of this social moment.
The biblical song of an exiled mother carries a daring “punk-rock” message of resistance.
A white Evangelical Christian, and a Trump supporter, offers a gentle challenge: to put our preconceived notions aside, and understand each other more deeply than what we put on our ballots.
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