Josh Hawley’s Distorted History
Contributing writer Rodney Kennedy argues that a recent tweet from Senator Josh Hawley describing Christianity and America as the saviors who destroyed slavery represents a false history.
For Church Worship Teams, Auto-Tune Covers a Multitude of Sins. Especially Online.
The boom in livestreaming and the ubiquity of Auto-Tune and other technologies have led churches to up their game when it comes to sound technology. But has it gone too far?
In Europe’s Empty Churches, Prayer and Confessions Make Way for Drinking and Dancing
Across Europe, the continent that nurtured Christianity for most of two millennia, churches, convents, and chapels stand empty and increasingly derelict as faith and church attendance shriveled over the past half century.
Wrestling With History
This issue of A Public Witness provides a seat to listen to a recent lecture by Diana Butler Bass as she considers the stories we tell about history, especially about race and religion.
In Church Remains, German Archaeologists Discover the Truth of ‘Atlantis of the North Sea’
After a century, a legendary North Frisian city that has lived in church sermons, chronicles, and art across the region for six centuries has been found.
Review: Ancient Echoes
In "Ancient Echoes: Refusing the Fear-Filled, Greed-Driven Toxicity of the Far Right," influential biblical scholar Walter Brueggemann speaks to ideologies and efforts that are rooted in appeals to fear of the other, the one who is different.
William Barber Departs Pulpit of Greenleaf Church With an Ode to the Power of Disability
The sermon, which capped his 30-year tenure as pastor of the Disciples of Christ church in Goldsboro, North Carolina, was unusually personal.
The Family Leader President Calls for Ouster of Iowa Supreme Court Justices After Abortion Decision
The president and CEO of a prominent conservative group is calling for three Iowa Supreme Court justices to resign or be impeached or ousted for ruling against allowing Iowa’s six-week abortion ban to take effect.
SBC Saved From … Hearing a Woman Preach God’s Love
This issue of A Public Witness adds historical context to the contentious meeting of the largest Protestant denomination in the U.S. to consider what the debate about women in ministry means for that body and the broader Christian witness.
Using High-Tech Laser Gear, UN-Backed Team Scans Ukraine Historical Sites To Preserve Them Amid War
They include religious sites, museums, monuments and libraries.