When the Vatican rejected a bid to allow women to preach at mass, I felt again the toll of being dismissed by the church I ...

God was writing her love story, and the longer she waited (to infinity!), the more luminous the payoff. What it trained, she ...

Growing up in rural Western New York, Micah Cronin couldn’t have imagined his present role as dean of the Episcopal cathedral ...

But still, I’ve always thought that beauty is something “out there,” and that every once in a while, when we’re lucky, it ...

Just three weeks ago, the US State Department announced it had a plan to provide health and humanitarian assistance around ...

Adam Hughes explores the far side of certainty and what happens when belief begins to dissolve.

Dodging charged words. Your editorial suggests the terms Zionist and Zionism should be abandoned (“What is a Zionist?”). If ...

Garrett Mostowski is a pastor and the author of the poetry collection Lunations. From theological reflections to breaking ...

Jason Arday, the ex-Cambridge professor at the center of a plagiarism and hiring controversy, was found dead August 14. He was 41 years old. Arday was accused of exaggerating aspects of his life and ...

How do we get through the darkest of nights? For Stein, the answer is clear and unwavering: We uphold God’s truth, always.

Since 1900, the Christian Century has published reporting, commentary, poetry, and essays on the role of faith in a pluralistic society.

No one ever made me aware of Dolly Parton; she’s simply always been. When I was born in December 1977, she was part of the American atmosphere. Her duet with Kenny Rogers, “Islands in the Stream,” ...