Surviving Hillcrest Letta Cartlidge created a group for missionary kids who’d attended her boarding school in Jos, Nigeria. The stories of abuse poured in.

The work of a prayer shawl is to love the weight it holds, the blue yarns heavy with the ache of shoulders, of cold like winter rain, the gray yarns grave as tears. A voice struggles to rise from the ...

Among the many issues that separate conservative evangelicals from progressive Christians, few may be as perplexing to the latter as conservative opposition to environmentalism. It is almost second ...

A sanctuary for banned stories When truth is being cast as lies, the sacred work of storytelling is urgent.

When Superman deconstructs Many have criticized the new film’s twist on its hero’s origin story. I found it powerfully resonant.

Gordon Atkinson writes and lives in San Antonio. He is the author of RealLivePreacher.com (Eerdmans), a collection of essays from his blog of the same name. His novel Foy: On the Road to Lost is ...

Deconstructed, reimagined faith Five ways I see a new generation reorienting its Christianity ...

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

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

Christan D. Amundsen is senior minister at Palo Verde Avenue Christian Church in Long Beach, California, and a psychotherapist in private practice.

Mushrooms at the table? People have long tried to trace a connection between the early church’s eucharistic practice and psychedelic substances. Scholars aren’t convinced.

Is the Reformation over? Yes and no. Until Christians can all share the Lord’s Supper, the rift continues. But there is no denying how massively the ground has shifted ...