Laura Everett: What the living do
Mundane, ordinary acts of living defy that which would entomb us, says the executive director of the Massachusetts Council of Churches in a sermon preached the Sunday after the Boston Marathon bombing.
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"Reconciliation -- Luke 15" is a bronze sculpture by Margaret Adams Parker displayed on the terrace of Duke Divinity School. Duke Photography/Les Todd
Christian forgiveness and the Boston Marathon bombing
Faith & Leadership offers resources for pastors and laypeople seeking to explore the question of forgiveness.
José Casanova: Globalization and the growing church
The global church is one in which Christians are both connected to and conscious of other faiths and denominations, says a Georgetown scholar of religion.
Syngman Rhee: Christianity in Korea can be a catalyst for reconciliation
The Korean Peninsula is a divided land, long torn by hostility and enmity. But Christianity is a life-giving religion that can help write a new history even there, says the noted Korean-American church leader.
Lung-kwong Lo: The biggest obstacle is power
Christians in Hong Kong wield influence beyond their small numbers, which is a blessing and a burden, says the dean of a seminary and president of the Methodist Church of Hong Kong.
Maleiha Malik: Personal contact and overcoming anti-Muslim prejudice
Prejudice against Muslims has a long history in the West, says a British legal scholar. Personal contact is the antidote, and churches have a crucial role to play in making those contacts, she says.
Mel Baars: War and the dimensions of love
An Army chaplain in Afghanistan discovers that it’s easier to talk about love of enemies from a distance than up close. Fortunately, God promises to stand in the void and finish all that we have not been able to do.
Kenneth L. Carder: Bread upon the waters
How did the young lawyer, a retired bishop’s former parishioner, already know Bill’s story? Sometimes in ministry, things happen that confirm the mysterious work of grace.
Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela: Forgiveness is possible
Even after the worst atrocities, forgiveness is possible, says a South African psychologist and researcher. At its core lies empathy, the turning point where people encounter and recognize each other as human beings.
Kanye West performs at the SWU Music & Arts Festival, 2011. Wikimedia / Creative Commons
Alton B. Pollard III: From civil rights to hip hop
Hip hop is this era’s sacred hope, says the dean of the Howard University School of Divinity.