In his letter, Hall says that the work he envisions for the cathedral will take dedicated leadership over the next decade or more. He is retiring now, he says, earlier than anticipated, rather than disrupt that effort midway through
A mission founded by a “legendary” Episcopal priest is profiled by local media in Utah, some seventy years after it began.
Clearly, even with a divine teacher, education is a two-way street. Jesus does the teaching, but we must do the learning. We are the children of God… not the robots of God. Jesus does not program us. He reveals the will of God. He embodies the love of God. And we have free will to reject or embrace these teachings.
Even though the majority of white people claim to oppose racism, white supremacy ignores the testimony and personal accounts of black experience, except when verified by white institutions or individuals.
Maggi Dawn, Dean of Marquand Chapel and Associate Professor of Theology and Literature in the Divinity School at Yale, blogs about reading women theologians, and not
Photo from Alfred Street Baptist Church The Huffington Post explores an interesting phenomenon revealed in the statistics of declining church attendance; traditionally African-American congregations have
When we get something we’ve asked for, what happens to our souls?
Julian Bond rose to prominence in the 1960s, advocating for civil rights, and remained active until recently. He was the N.A.A.C.P. chairman in the 1990s, and
In the Magazine this month we’re exploring story-telling and the ways we craft the narratives that give meaning to our lives. In this piece, Jon White speaks to the limitations of place in our own narratives.
In the Magazine this month we’re exploring story-telling and the ways we craft the narratives that give meaning to our lives. In this piece, Shirley O’Shea shares her experience of struggling with depression while clinging to God.