Thoughtful, Independent, Progressive. “We’re constantly saying what we’re against,” says Martin Dickinson, a lay leader at the cathedral’s sanctuary ministry, “and that’s necessary.

2 days ago · Alan Levinovitz. Alan Levinovitz is professor of religion at James Madison University and author of Natural: How Faith in Nature’s Goodness Leads to Harmful Fads, Unjust Laws, and Flawed Science.. All articles »

Nov 1, 2024 · Thoughtful, Independent, Progressive. Since 1900, the Christian Century has published reporting, commentary, poetry, and essays on the role of faith in a pluralistic society.

2 days ago · Alan Levinovitz is professor of religion at James Madison University and author of Natural: How Faith in Nature’s Goodness Leads to Harmful Fads, Unjust Laws, and Flawed...

Apr 1, 2023 · Thoughtful, Independent, Progressive. What happens to old gods? As fantasy writers from Neil Gaiman to George R. R. Martin have surmised, they don’t fade easily, even when the cultures that invented and worshiped them die off or move on....

Thoughtful, Independent, Progressive. The essayist playfully contrasts the apocalyptic, fundamentalist worldviews of her childhood with the teeming abundance of life that she found later.

Jan 8, 2025 · Last April, when students at Emory University began their encampment to protest the war in Gaza and demand divestment, I showed up as a faith leader to support and witness students at Candler School of Theology and Emory’s Graduate Division of Religion protesting alongside them. This multiracial ...

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Jan 29, 2025 · Thoughtful, Independent, Progressive. Harvard University has settled two lawsuits with Jewish groups that claimed the school had not taken appropriate steps to keep its campus from becoming a hostile environment for Jewish and Israeli ...

Thoughtful, Independent, Progressive. Since 1900, the Christian Century has published reporting, commentary, poetry, and essays on the role of faith in a pluralistic society.