by James Gordon | Nov 19, 2015 | Opinion
A.J. Heschel wrote 50 years ago about how to assess culture and society, and he is more right now than he was even then. “A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old,” he said. “It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators make a...
by David Swartz | Nov 19, 2015 | Opinion
Was missionary work liberating for women? It depended. “Multiple freedoms and multiple opportunities reinforced each other,” writes historian Jane Smith in “The Gospel of Gentility,” “and [female missionaries] described themselves as...
by Nick Lear | Nov 18, 2015 | Opinion
Many changed their Facebook profile picture so that it temporarily shows a French Tricolour across their image to show solidarity with the French people following the horrendous attacks in Paris. I felt moved to do the same. I wanted to express my horror at what had...
by Mark Tidsworth | Nov 18, 2015 | Opinion
This is a pivotal time to be clergy in North America. The trends of our times tell us the North American context for the Christian church is dramatically shifting. More than any time in our lifetimes, being clergy in 2015 and into the near future is a dramatically...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Nov 17, 2015 | Opinion
One message is appearing more and more as I peruse the Internet for daily news and perspective pieces: “A subscription is required to view this content.” The Wall Street Journal allows you to read the first paragraph of its articles without a subscription....
by Martin Marty (The Martin Mary Center: Sightings) | Nov 17, 2015 | Opinion
The Jumbotron at Soldier Field, visible from our condo window, offers a colorful set of images on Sundays when the Chicago Bears are at home. It displays more liturgical colors than can the devotees of other religions still trying to attract worshippers on what...
