Review: Apocalypticism as a Worldview in Ancient Judaism
In this compelling study, renowned scholar John J. Collins shows that apocalyptic concerns extend beyond specific historical crises to fundamental questions of human mortality and limitation.
DHS Wanted to Build the Largest ICE Detention Complex in the US. Here’s How the Plan Just Got Killed.
Congregations and other community groups in Socorro, Texas, organized against the sprawling $126 million complex. They cited moral objections and warned that the town's infrastructure couldn't support it.
Flunk Those Who Want a Religious Test for Office
In light of advocacy from figures like Doug Wilson and Micah Beckwith, it’s worth remembering why the American experiment includes a ban on religious tests for office.
‘We Garden on Our Knees’: Kew Theology & Gardening Project Explores Faith, Nature, and Climate
In a corner of west London, an Anglican church is using its proximity to one of the most famous botanical gardens in the world, Kew Gardens, as a reason for a new venture linking theology and nature.
Nuclear Weapons as ‘God’s Grace and Mercy’?
This issue of A Public Witness looks at how the head of the Russian Orthodox Church nukes God’s grace and mercy before considering how it serves as a warning about militaristic Christian Nationalism more broadly.
Empty Pews and Fear of ICE on Maryland’s Eastern Shore After TPS Ends for Haitians
Like other Haitians losing protection, they face an agonizing choice: try to stay in the U.S. and find underground work, constantly fearful of being caught by ICE. Or return to a nation so overwhelmed by gang violence and poverty that deportation is tantamount to a
Adam Hamilton, Mega-Church Pastor, Wins Dem Senate Primary. Now Comes the Hard Part.
With a record-setting fundraising haul, Hamilton still faces an uphill battle to become Kansas' first Democratic senator in nearly a century.
Archbishop Mullally Ends Africa Tour With Calls for Healing From Church’s Role in Slavery
The trip marked Mullally's first visit to Africa and highlighted the Church of England's controversial reparations fund to address its historic links to slavery.
Houston Mothers Challenge Texas Ten Commandments Law Under State Religious Freedom Protections
Other attempts under federal law to prohibit the display of a highly edited version of the religious text in public schools — primarily the First Amendment’s guarantee of separation of church and state — have been unsuccessful so far.
‘They’re Not Real Pastors’: As Clergy Run As Democrats, Republicans Question Their Faith
'It's a sign that they are really scared they're gonna lose this seat,' the Rev. Sarah Trone Garriott, a Lutheran pastor running for Congress in Iowa, said. She is part of a wave of religious figures running as Democrats for congressional seats.