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.

Thoughtful, Independent, ProgressiveThe signers of the Declaration of Independence accused the king of crimes against the people they represented. Those very crimes have become commonplace during ...

Peter W. Marty is editor/publisher of the Century (since 2016), and recently retired from 28 years as senior pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Davenport, Iowa.Email ...

There’s a connection between a desire to care and the offer of food. We’re committed to each other’s survival. The Israeli government’s expansion of its warfare into the West Bank has me thinking ...

Brian Bantum is professor of theology at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and author of Redeeming Mulatto and The Death of Race.

Kindled in the wild Many young people love going to church camp. How does it shape their spiritual lives after they return home?

Pilgrimage to nonviolence A courageous leader looks back on his own theological development and reflects on factors leading to his commitment to nonviolence both as a method and as a philosophy of ...

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 new Bonhoeffer movie isn’t just bad. It’s dangerous. By egregiously misreading Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s moral crisis, it primes viewers for violence.

There’s no such thing as a Bonhoeffer moment Dietrich Bonhoeffer didn’t choose to be a martyr. He simply tried, as many others did, to be decent in the face of evil.

Philip Jenkins teaches at Baylor University. His latest book is Kingdoms of This World: How Empires Have Made and Remade Religions.