This Fourth of July, worship leaders work to focus devotion “In Christ Alone.”

Such statements that bridge faiths are rare, based on my two decades working on religious freedom. Christians need to make more.

Why the “rhetoric of rising” is incompatible with Christian views of grace and the common good.

Members of my congregation poured out their stories after the recent discoveries at Canada’s residential schools. Here’s why we all should be listening.

Two new books approvingly chart the legal and cultural path to Obergefell v. Hodges. What can the losing side learn about battles lost, and battles still to come?

A conversation on the redemptive power of the Christian imagination.

Scripture portrays young women not as their fathers’ pets but as pillars in God’s kingdom.

A conversation with the director of the National Institutes of Health.

Real moral suasion is about relationship-building, not browbeating.

He never forgot that when he was studying the New Testament, he was studying Holy Scripture.

In “Uprooted,” Grace Olmstead makes the argument that we should stick around.

A Christian restauranteur relies on God while navigating his first major layoffs, angry customers, closures, and the continued challenges brought on by COVID-19.

Mustafa Akyol explains why his new book explores the history of apostasy laws, the sayings of Muhammad, and the prospects for greater pluralism in the Islamic world.

What an attention-starved son learned while reconstructing the life of his distant dad.

This Father's Day, more families are recognizing the God-given dignity of adoptees’ biological dads.

Why Christians should support the “compelling interest” standard of accommodation.

Pentecostal spirituality calls Christians to the public sphere—to pour our lives out for others.

They might embrace their marginal status, but they don’t plan on staying marginal forever.

Attrition rates and leadership failures are only one part of the story.

This week at the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting, attendees will ask for change from the top. But regular members also bear responsibility.

The church has a unique opportunity to recognize markers of spiritual growth in our communities.

For international schools, the pandemic offered new opportunities for public witness around the world. It also resulted in staff shortages and unpredictable enrollment.

Leah Boyd represents a new generation of women in ministry, bringing a sense of humor and hope to theological debates.

Scripture is a door and a feast if you ask the right questions.

In his latest book, the “Color of Compromise” author turns from the lessons of history to the proper Christian response.

Sociologist Christian Smith says most American moms and dads see the Body as nothing more than a resource center for their kids.

There’s a window of opportunity to bring young adults back after they leave organized religion, says sociologist Melinda Lundquist Denton.

Why women of color are essential to today’s church-planting movements.

An attempt to examine the church’s history through its architecture suffers from narrow understandings of “church” and “history” alike.

A new documentary goes deep on a surprising history. Which happens to be mine too.

At this year’s summer conferences, worship pastors and musicians prepare for a range of emotions as churches sing together again.