Voices

The wilderness of a rural ministry circuit

I’m now a half-time “missional coach” to a six-church parish. I have many questions.

by Heidi Neumark
Voices

Tear gas over the soccer field

“You’re welcome to take it back home with you,” my Palestinian friend said as I looked at the US-made canister in my hand. “Actually, take all of them.”
by Isaac S. Villegas
News

Displaced Christians in Burma celebrate Easter in war zone

by Antonio Graceffo
Features

A land dispute in the Old City

Armenian activists in Jerusalem are outraged over an agreement to lease communal land to a hotel developer.
by Gil Zohar
Features

Making room in the UMC for the Spirit’s work

The denomination’s new regionalization plan is a marked break from its colonial hangover.
by Javier A. Viera

Books

Navigating James Baldwin’s legacy

Greg Garrett provides a road map for the terrain of the prophetic writer’s work and thought.
by Jon Mathieu

The Pharisees didn’t kill Jesus

If they had been the ones presiding over Jesus’ trial, says biblical scholar Israel Knohl, there wouldn’t have been a crucifixion.
by Zen Hess

A pastor’s disappointments

Amy Butler’s memoir is a story of relentless striving and continued failures. In other words, it’s a story of the church.
by Benjamin J. Dueholm

The uniquely American story of Crownsville Hospital

Antonia Hylton digs into the history of a Maryland asylum that forced its Black patients to build their own facilities.
by Mihee Kim-Kort

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Voices

The wilderness of a rural ministry circuit

I’m now a half-time “missional coach” to a six-church parish. I have many questions.
by Heidi Neumark
Books

Navigating James Baldwin’s legacy

Greg Garrett provides a road map for the terrain of the prophetic writer’s work and thought.
by Jon Mathieu
Voices

Tear gas over the soccer field

“You’re welcome to take it back home with you,” my Palestinian friend said as I looked at the US-made canister in my hand. “Actually, take all of them.”
by Isaac S. Villegas

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Politics

Features

A land dispute in the Old City

Armenian activists in Jerusalem are outraged over an agreement to lease communal land to a hotel developer.
by Gil Zohar
Voices

Tear gas over the soccer field

“You’re welcome to take it back home with you,” my Palestinian friend said as I looked at the US-made canister in my hand. “Actually, take all of them.”
by Isaac S. Villegas
From the Editors

Gathering for good

On a Copenhagen street, emergency responders and passersby formed a spontaneous community.
Features

What’s behind the grad student strike at Boston University?

My students are being financially exploited—based on a social imaginary that doesn’t reflect the realities of higher ed.
by Nicolette Manglos-Weber

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