A new book by Benjamin R. Knoll and Cammie Jo Bolin, She Preached the Word: Women’s Ordination in America, explores the question of what factors lead people in the pews to… read more

(RNS) — A synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America made history Saturday (May 5) by electing the denomination’s first female African-American bishop. One… read more

Last week, comments surfaced by Paige Patterson, the current head of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, that he had … read more

“In a culture of answers, obedience is always the highest virtue... In a culture of questions, thinking is the highest art, conscience is the highest virtue.” —… read more

Adopted in 1975 by the United Nations, March 8th marks International Women’s Day, a commemoration of the movement for women’s rights. This year, the campaign… read more

Last week marked the 45th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision which established a constitutional right to abortion in the first three months of pregnancy. Given … read more