Conforming to cultural norms and resisting them have created a long-standing tension among religious traditions in America. In this book, author Cathleen Kaveny offers an alternative approach through “a culture of engagement,” in which institutions embrace both a respect for tradition and a civic role that involves reviewing social and political issues. Read More

On March 13, Prof. Ankhi Mukherjee will visit the University of Virginia to lecture on the subject of her forthcoming book, The Psychic Life of the Poor: A City Unseen in Mumbai, London, and New York. The presentation will consider the relationship between psychoanalysis, race, and poverty in the context of global cities with a specific focus on Indian metropolises. Read More

This news series, Can I Get a Witness? The Interviews, features conversations with the Witness participants to highlight how each author is being changed and challenged by the historical figure they are working to illumine. This week’s headliner is Susan Glisson, whose figure is Lucy Randolph Mason. Read More

On March 27th, Charles Marsh will deliver the Charles Franklin Finch Lecture at High Point University. The presentation will aim to convey the variety of interpretations given to the idea of God in modernity and to clarify the conditions of responsible religious belief in a pluralistic and possibly post-modern world. Read More

John M. Perkins has spent his life dismantling systems of injustice through advocating for desegregation, voter registration and equality for all people since the civil rights movement. Chronicling his life’s work of racial reconciliation, Dream with Me is a celebration of justice and a call to readers to join him in fighting present issues by living out God’s redemptive love in all of our relationships. Read More

ON Scripture – The Bible is a weekly multimedia resource that provides insight into key issues of the day through a unique combination of Scripture, video and biblical commentary. Tailored to address areas of social justice issues, the initiative is utilized by various faith bodies including seminaries, churches, and small groups to explore ways to work for the common good. Read More

This news series, Can I Get a Witness? The Interviews, features conversations with the Witness participants to highlight how each author is being changed and challenged by the historical figure they are working to illumine. This week’s headliner is Therese Lysaught, who is writing on Sister Mary Stella Simpson. Read More

Dietrich Bonhoeffer composed poems and works of fiction while imprisoned under the Nazis, but little scholarly interest has heretofore been devoted to these works. Charles Marsh opens up the inquiry in a lecture on February 28, 2017, as part of the Lutheran Writers Project at Roanoke College. Read More

This news series, Can I Get a Witness? The Interviews, features conversations with the Witness participants to highlight how each author is being changed and challenged by the historical figure they are working to illumine. This week’s headliner is Rev. Becca Stevens, writing on William Stringfellow. Read More

In an increasingly globalized world, the heart of Christian thought has stretched further than ever, specifically into the south and east. However, few theological resources have catalogued this momentous shift in recent global theology. The second volume in the Majority World Theology series, this publication seeks to fill the gap through a compilation of works from Christian thinkers across the globe documenting the tradition in their respective contexts. Read More