Washington is girding itself for what will be an historic visit by Pope Francis this week. So many are expected to flock into the city that government employees are encouraged to work at home. The ...

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One Sunday morning several years ago when I was in Chicago for a meeting, I hopped in a cab and went to visit Trinity United Church of Christ, the denomination’s largest church. I wanted to hear Rev.

(RNS) As we pause to remember King, the prophetic voice rings out still, interrupting our petty politics to call forth a moral movement that recaptures our deepest religious and constitutional ...

The creedal affirmation that Christ’s suffering happened “under Pontius Pilate” rightly situates the incarnation in the midst of secular history. But the focus on Jesus’ passivity has arguably served ...

Rev. Jeremiah Wright, pastor emeritus of the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, Ill., addresses the National Press Club on April 28, 2008, in Washington, DC. Wright was Democratic ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The name Martin Luther King Jr. is iconic in the United States. The outgoing 44th president, ...

As various leaders call for resistance against Trump’s march to dictatorship, one prophetic voice has been missing in action. Barack Obama, before he was president, was a professor of constitutional ...