She Lost Her Husband in a Beach Accident. Her Book Tackles What it Takes to Heal.
In her new book, Shannon Dingle writes about leaning into grief, accepting uncertainty, connecting to feelings, expressing hard truths, and getting psychological help.
Southern Baptist Convention Sparks Small COVID-19 Cluster in Nashville
A small but worrisome coronavirus cluster has been linked to the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting in Nashville, the first large-scale conference held in the city after it lifted restrictions on gatherings, according to the Metro Public Health Department. Read full piece
‘Wasting My Breath’: Southern Faith Leaders Wary of Promoting Vaccines
Exhausted by backlash over pandemic restrictions, some faith leaders see little upside in urging skeptical congregants to get vaccinated. Read full piece
Reading the Old Testament While Pregnant
Casey Cep: As the novelist Marilynne Robinson says, Biblical history so often depends on the birth of a baby. Read full piece
A Deadly Evangelical Variant?
Editor-in-Chief Brian Kaylor argues that as the delta variant of COVID-19 fuels a new spike in cases in some parts of the U.S., conservative Christians who refuse vaccination are putting people at risk and undermining the teachings of Jesus.
Students Accuse Bible College of Racism as Historic Social Work Program is Shuttered
The first Bible college to open a social work program in the United States shut that program down in May after 55 years, opening a rift with a group of students and alumni who have accused the administration of killing a department that was teaching students
South Sudan Baptists Minister Amid Gov’t Instability, Hunger
Warfare, droughts, famine, widespread hunger, floods, locust swarms and a global pandemic – all of these have been endured by the South Sudanese over the past decade. Amid the turmoil, faith leaders like Edward Dima, pastor of First Baptist Church in Kajo-Keji and president of the
Could Newly Elected SBC President be Forced to Resign Over Sermon Plagiarism?
Amid charges of sermon plagiarism, newly elected Southern Baptist Convention President Ed Litton is facing calls for his resignation. Read full piece
Vengeance is Not Ours
The Bible continues to be used to boost support for the state killing people. In this issue of A Public Witness, we look at the state of the death penalty in the U.S. today, and the role of Christians in keeping it alive.
125 Baptist High School Students Kidnapped in Nigeria
About 125 students kidnapped from a Baptist church school in northern Nigeria are especially in danger because of their Christianity and the unwillingness of local authorities to pay a ransom.