‘A Gift Rather Than a Curse’: Married Couples in Ministry Navigate Sacred, Secret Spaces
'We too can have rough patches in our marriage,' said the Rev. Jamal Bryant, senior pastor of an Atlanta-area megachurch where is wife is an executive pastor.
Paxton, Talarico Tap Contrary Versions of God and Christianity in Appeal to Texas Voters
In a state where two-thirds of the adult population identifies as Christian and 45% say religion is 'very important' in their life, the candidates are asking voters to choose between two dramatically different views of Christianity.
Pope Leo Hat Giveaway Turns White Sox Game Into the Church of Baseball
After three terrible years, the White Sox are in the midst of a revival — with good young players and perhaps a little divine intervention. The team's best-known fan is Pope Leo XIV.
After Cuts, Trump Administration Gives $2B to Christian Groups for Global Aid
The funding for humanitarian assistance abroad does not appear to include any U.S. based non-Christian groups in the aftermath of USAID's shutdown.
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