He put spit in the man’s eyes, laid hands on him, and asked, “Do you       see anything?” He looked up. “I see men. They look ...

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There is no getting around it: the mission of God that is defined by the cross means that we must be politically engaged. The ...

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I iron the finger towels, the lavabos, the least holy of the altar cloths—still attentionmust be paid, edges wrinkle free, the linen folded in thirds so the small red cross is on the bottom of the top ...

So why on earth are students signing up to endure the discomforts of the classroom, the precarity of their job markets, and ...

Du Bois, were engaged in the project of racial uplift, the practice of affirming the collective status of Black people.

As we consider the inauguration of a new president and the prospect of an unchecked authoritarian regime, many Christians are warily seeking the rationale for a life of faith in a changed political ...