Theology today often offers a choice between Christ and the Bible, as if this were a legitimate option. The alternatives are stated in such a way that if a person chooses the Bible, he has denied ...

Scripture is filled with examples of communities and institutions being held accountable for sin. Every February, Black History Month helps us reflect on how our nation’s racial past informs our ...

I have a confession: after decades of being a Christian, I still struggle with sin, some of which have dogged me for a long time. In fact, the battle seems more intense in various ways than when I ...

Empathy is usually regarded as a virtue, a key to human decency and kindness. And yet, with increasing momentum, voices on the Christian right are preaching that it has become a vice. For them, ...

Last week saw two attacks on communities of faith. The first, at an African American church, was thwarted by security measures the congregation had put in place after Charleston. Undeterred, the ...

When President Donald Trump attended a prayer service at the Washington Cathedral in January, Bishop Marian Edgar Budde had a message for him. Now that he was president again, he could show “mercy” to ...

Most Americans express support for the principle of separation of church and state. And few say they think the federal government should declare Christianity to be the official religion of the United ...

The Bible has a deep history in American classrooms, but the state’s provocative superintendent wants to broadly expand its influence. By Sarah Mervosh and Ruth Graham Sarah Mervosh reports on ...