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Interviews
Conversations with fascinating people within the church and in secular settings
Anna Carter Florence: 'Rehearsing Scripture: Discovering God's Word in Community'
Drawing upon the metaphor of church as theater, a homiletics professor offers a novel way to read Scripture in community -- entering the text, encountering it, and coming back with something deep and true.
Stephen R. Haynes: The battle for Bonhoeffer
In an era of intense polarization, as liberals and conservatives argue over the meaning of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s life and work, a Bonhoeffer scholar considers what it means to be a disciple in the age of Trump.
David Leong: What is the theological meaning of the city?
A theologian urges Christians to understand their own neighborhoods as places that are rich and layered with theological meaning, leading them to think differently about everyday faith and practice.
Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell and Jason Byassee: What's the good news about clergy health?
A new book about an extensive study of United Methodist clergy in North Carolina explores clergy struggles with physical and mental health. But it also explores positive findings, especially in the area of positive mental health.
Yulise Reaves Waters: The church can help disrupt the schools-to-prison pipeline
At a time when the criminal justice system is looking for alternatives to prison, the church has an important role to play in helping those who need it most, says a Dallas assistant city attorney.
Michael O. Emerson: Market or people? Cities have a choice.
Cities should be places where creation flourishes. And that happens more in ‘people cities’ than in ‘market cities,’ says a sociologist and urban studies expert.
Alissa Wilkinson: Faith in the movies
Movies are important, and the church is called to care about them and take them seriously, says the film critic for Vox and formerly Christianity Today.
Tod Bolsinger: What does it mean to stop "canoeing the mountains"?
Using the metaphor of Lewis and Clark’s exploration of the American West, a Fuller Seminary vice president explores the leadership challenges for the church in a post-Christendom world.
Allen R. Hilton: The country is polarized. How can Christians help?
The founder of a nonprofit that facilitates courageous conversations in churches about difficult topics hopes that its impact will spread beyond the sanctuary to society as a whole.
