As people of faith, it might be appropriate to have a quiet Fourth of July, taking a cue from the Moravian Christians who marked the first public celebration in 1783 with prayer, music and a candelight procession, says a pastor in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Poets, like theologians, address questions of meaning and the context of our lives, says the award-winning Irish poet.
The new version of “Godzilla” reminds a pastor that stories are always in danger of being sanitized, whether a monster movie warning of atomic danger or the sacred story of Jesus.
Regarded as a spiritual and intellectual father to Martin Luther King Jr., the late Benjamin Mays is well worth knowing in his own right, a major figure who helped launch the civil rights movement, says a Mays biographer.
Advances in neuroscience are changing the way we think about crime, punishment and human agency, says a Duke professor who works at the intersection of law, philosophy and science.
Military chaplains reflect on the theological implications of their job, how churches can help returning soldiers and veterans, and how to find beauty even in the midst of war.
Music breaks open hard ground, preparing it for a seed to be planted, says the Canadian singer-songwriter and Christian musician.
In his book “Jim Crow Wisdom: Memory and Identity in Black America since 1940,” a historian examines the stories that black people have told about themselves, and how memory and history are related.
The theologically trained president of MDC, a nonprofit dedicated to eliminating barriers to opportunity, describes his work as a “secular expression of faith.”
The founder of Urban Bush Women talks about the values that underlie the dance company: community, collaboration and multi-disciplinarity.