Grace in the face of suicide: Theological questions and hopes
Mar 8, 2000 · Grace in the face of suicide: Theological questions and hopes. by Mary T. Stimming in the March 8, 2000 issue. Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide, by Kay Redfield Jamison. Every 17 minutes someone in America takes his or her own life. Suicide is the second leading cause of death among college students, and the third among teenagers.
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Steven Schwartzberg shows how the 19th-century arguments for Native American expulsion went against the intentions of the framers of the Constitution—and how they remain with us today. Since 1900, the Christian Century has published reporting, commentary, poetry, and essays on the role of faith in a pluralistic society.
The religious aspect of the Israel-Palestine conflict
Jun 16, 2021 · The religious aspect of the Israel-Palestine conflict. Palestinians run away from tear gas during clashes with Israeli security forces at the Al-Asqa Mosque compound in Jerusalelm's Old City on May 10. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean) In mid-May, violence between Gaza and Israel intensified to levels not seen for years, with Hamas shooting hundreds of ...
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Aug 1, 2024 · Thoughtful, Independent, Progressive. Since 1900, the Christian Century has published reporting, commentary, poetry, and essays on the role of faith in a pluralistic society.
The quiet rise of Christian dominionism
The quiet rise of Christian dominionism. Jerry Falwell wanted to prepare America for the end of the world. Ted Cruz’s evangelical backers want to take America over. by Keri Ladner in the November 2022 issue. US Senator Ted Cruz at the 2021 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Gage Skidmore / Creative ...
Church attendance declines as pandemic enters year three
Jan 9, 2023 · Church attendance declines as pandemic enters year three. by Bob Smietana. January 9, 2023. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly every congregation in the United States shut down, at least for a while. For some Americans, that was the push they needed to never come back to church. A new report, which looked at in-person worship ...
Did God intervene to save Trump’s life? | The Christian Century
Published on July 18, 2024. The site of a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump on July 15, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo / Gene J. Puskar) How to do the theology of a presidential assassination attempt: Believe that God is all powerful, is in control of everything that happens, and takes ...
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In Vatican summit's final document, delegates call for more lay and female church leaders. After three years of discussions at every level of the Catholic Church, a summit of Catholic bishops and lay people at the Vatican ended Saturday, with the publication of a document laying out a vi... by Claire Giangravé. October 28, 2024.
Paul wrote 1 Corinthians to a community in the middle of a culture …
Jan 3, 2018 · Paul wrote his first letter to the Corinthians, now lost, in the fall of 50 CE. The Corinthians pushed back quite hard. They wrote a reply to Paul with a number of questions. In the spring of 51 CE he wrote a long letter back, our 1 Corinthians. This is where we start to build up a more detailed picture of the community, and it is not a pretty ...