Christianity – Red Letter Christians

Launching Next Week! Shane Claiborne’s “Rethinking Life”

February 1, 2023

Books, Church Life, General, Interfaith, Revival, Theology

Introduction An Invitation to Love Life I grew up in the heart of the Bible Belt, in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains. I fell in love with Jesus there. Sunday school, youth group, Young Life, Fellowship o...

Can Theology Be an Idol?

Jonathan D'Elia

November 29, 2021

Church Life, General, Theology

One of my favorite classes in seminary was Christology. It was the systematic biblical study of the person of Jesus Christ (that’s a mouthful!). By collecting and summarizing passages of the Bible, we learned a...

The Ones Who Led the Way

Amy Roemer

November 10, 2021

General, Practical Justice, Women

It is through their testimony, their witness, that they passed down the faith we have today.

To Anyone Else Feeling Stuck in Perplexity

Jenna Wysong Filbrun

November 1, 2021

Books, Church Life, Theology

I used to think I was losing my faith, but now I think I’ve actually been growing it deeper all along. If that statement is relatable, this article is for you.

The Religion of Jesus

Sarah Lawing

July 6, 2021

Books, General, Theology

Through the writings of Howard Thurman, I have learned what I have always known. The religion of Jesus has always been about desiring a more equitable and just society, which begins first in the soul of the individual.

John Wayne, Jesus, and The End of Innocence

Rachel Ophoff

May 18, 2021

Books, Politics, Theology

The short answer, according to Dr. Kristin Kobes Du Mez, is that a man like Donald Trump is exactly whom they were expecting. Nothing like Jesus. But a lot like John Wayne.

How Not to be a Crappy Christian

Michael Snarr and Nicole Johnson

February 16, 2021

Books, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics

As professors—one a politically-engaged theologian and the other a theologically-engaged political scientist—we admit that this situation leaves us concerned and scratching our heads. In our current American context, we wonder: what does it mean to live an authentic life of faith?

Still Christian? A Prayer for the Reckoning

Lydia Wylie-Kellerman

January 27, 2021

Christian Nationalism, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics, Practical Justice

We are witnessing the ways that Christianity’s tentacles have bound themselves to patriarchy, nationalism, and white supremacy. For many of us rooted in this tradition, this is a moment of reckoning with its violence.