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Interviews
Conversations with fascinating people within the church and in secular settings
Celeste Headlee: How to have conversations that matter
Reclaim your humanity, says the journalist and author of a book on the lost art of conversation. Put away the smartphone and have a conversation with someone, face-to-face, on matters small and large.
MaryAnn McKibben Dana: Improvisation is theological
The principles and practices of improvisational theater can help people cope with difficulty and an uncertain future -- all while taking themselves lightly, says the author of “God, Improv, and the Art of Living.”
Jonathan Brooks: Sometimes the church needs to follow and partner with others
The pastor of an inner-city Chicago church shares how he and his congregation have changed the way they work in their neighborhood -- and how that has changed the community itself.
Brenda Rincones: Reaching out to a new generation of young Latina leaders
When the Woman’s Missionary Union of Texas reached out to young women, they were overwhelmed by the response. Hundreds of young Latinas gathered at the SHINE conference to talk about everything from suicide to teen pregnancy.
Wesley Granberg-Michaelson: What global Christianity means for the church in America
As Christianity shifts to the global south, Christians in the U.S. must ‘de-Americanize the gospel’ and be open to movements of the faith in other cultures, says the author and denominational leader.
Jana Riess: Learning to pray with the prayer wheel
A diagram drawn on a blank page of a medieval manuscript offers an ancient prayer practice to contemporary Christians, says a co-author of “The Prayer Wheel.”
Gary Dorrien: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Black social gospel
Though often overlooked by historians, the Black social gospel -- a Black church variant of the social gospel -- played a major role in the theology and ministry of Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement, says the seminary professor and author.
Diana Butler Bass: Gratitude isn't just an emotion
We tend to think of gratitude as a personal feeling that we can cultivate. But it’s also communal and social, writes the author of the new book “Grateful.”
Keri L. Day: Rethinking what we mean when we speak about Christian theology
In her research into the role that African-American women played in the Azusa Street Revival and the early days of Afro-Pentecostalism, a scholar and theologian hopes to do more than just correct the historical record.
