Those who see the church as instituted by God take comfort in the ancient Latin dictum, Extra ecclesiam, nulla salus (Outside the church, there is

Pornography: “porn”–literally meaning prostitute, implying distorted or exploitive; “graphy”–writing, pictures. For a long time, pornography seemed more of a tawdry embarrassment, an ugly rash on

“Sodomy Is a Crime Against God and Nature.” So declares a church sign that my wife drives past each morning on her way to work.

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in the Republic of South Africa, created in 1995 just a year after the first multiracial elections, attracted attention

From boycotts to baptized alternatives to filching the best bar songs for hymnody, Christians have had various relationships with popular music. Should we shut out

The first thing you need to know about this book is that the title does not do it justice. Nicholas Wolterstorff, professor emeritus of philosophical

Readers of fiction inside and outside the church have been wary of the role that faith plays in the novels and stories they read; the

There are certain times in life when Scripture, a sermon, and life all join together to bring some clarity to life. The joining of those

On January 15 my wife and I sat in the guest room sipping tea with Abdullah Serour, the current sheikh of the Umm el-Jimal village