On Leaving Social Media
By Cole Hartin
I did not expect that pastoral ministry would require me to spend so much time with a computer. I anticipated using Word to compose sermons. And I anticipated corresponding by email. But I did... Read More...
‘Secular’ Neglect, Salvation Anyway:
Esther 5:9–8:14 and the Theology of the Book of Esther
By Wesley Hill
In my work as a New Testament professor, I regularly introduce students to the Jewish diaspora — the post-exilic life of the people of I... Read More...
A Social-Transcendental Argument
By George Sumner
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Reclaiming Faith, a work that Ephraim Radner and I edited to bring the lens of the theological tradition to bear on the travail of the Episcopal Churc... Read More...
From the Archives: A Fast from Missals? (1957)
Edited and introduced by Richard Mammana
This long editorial about missals comes from the desk of Peter Morton Day (1914-1984), TLC’s editor between 1952 and 1964. Day, a layman, was appointed the first nati... Read More...
Centered on Christ Crucified
1 Corinthians
By Kimlyn J. Bender
Brazos Press, pp. 298, $35
Review by Eugene R. Schlesinger
When the first volume of the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible appeared 15 years ago, the series pr... Read More...
A Garden for a City on the Prairie
By Abigail Woolley Cutter
I have moved to Kansas three times, and this summer, I expect to move away from it for the third time. All this coming and going — from a place that is the nearest thing I have to h... Read More...
For Such a Time as This
Esther 3:1-5:8
By Hannah Matis
If thrillers, even when unrealistic, give you a sense of what people are afraid of in contemporary society, romance novels can be surprisingly effective barometers of hope. Pr... Read More...
Artificial Intelligence Is No Substitute For Wisdom
By Jon Jordan
In the world of technology, there is nothing new under the sun. That is not to say there is no innovation in technology, but rather that when a new technology emerges, the same old cycle occurs... Read More...