Religion

As innovation constantly transforms nearly every area of life, schooling has remained remarkably consistent in the last century — until recently. This has left parents, teachers, and policymakers grappling with what “school” means today.…

When I was a little girl, I hoped Jesus wouldn’t return for a while. At least not until after I could drive. And graduate. And get married. And have babies. Life was too good to want anything cut short. I wanted salvation from hell — but…

A few weeks ago, my husband and I were late enough to church that we found ourselves and a few other families stuck in “standing room only” until the dismissal of the young children to Sunday school freed up a few seats. It’s not an…

When King Charles III finally issued a statement celebrating Easter, he couldn’t keep himself from mentioning Islam. Before he even described the Christian meaning of Easter, he praised Islam and other religions for “caring for the stranger…

Many in the crowd that cheered Jesus’ entry on Palm Sunday mistook his mission as one to eradicate their political rulers, rather than to eradicate the sin in their own hearts. Two thousand years later, you can find the same mistake in the…

Holy Week is upon us. For billions of Christians around the globe, this means grappling with, mourning, and rejoicing over the central teaching of the faith: the crucifixion and resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ. For the American media,…

Is the evidence for God’s existence weak? Well, a new book by New York Times columnist Ross Douthat argues otherwise. In Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious, Douthat maintains not only that everyone should take God seriously, but that…

Several months ago, Netflix announced it would be producing its own interpretation of the Narnia franchise, set to be directed by Greta Gerwig. Avid fans of the series voiced their suspicions about how the company would interpret the books,…

“Christian nationalism” is the bad penny that keeps turning up in media propaganda. Over and over and over again. It’s an obvious trope that often conflates fascism with a very natural love of homeland. Nationalism is very connected with a…

Following a biochemical analysis, parishioners of an Indiana church were informed that the red substance on a communion wafer they thought to be the blood of Christ was actually fungus and three different species of bacteria commonly found…