Washington is girding itself for what will be an historic visit by Pope Francis this week. So many are expected to flock into the city that government employees are encouraged to work at home. The ...

One Sunday morning several years ago when I was in Chicago for a meeting, I hopped in a cab and went to visit Trinity United Church of Christ, the denomination’s largest church. I wanted to hear Rev.

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The creedal affirmation that Christ’s suffering happened “under Pontius Pilate” rightly situates the incarnation in the midst of secular history. But the focus on Jesus’ passivity has arguably served ...

(RNS) As we pause to remember King, the prophetic voice rings out still, interrupting our petty politics to call forth a moral movement that recaptures our deepest religious and constitutional ...

I’ve always wanted to know more about how biblical scholar Ellen Davis envisions the notion of the “prophetic interpreter,” which she discusses at the beginning of her 2014 book Biblical Prophecy. She ...

The name Martin Luther King Jr. is iconic in the United States. The outgoing 44th president, Barack Obama, spoke of King in both his Democratic National Convention nomination acceptance and victory ...