theology

Members of the Kurdish militia listen to a radio as President Bush's deadline expires.

Shock and Awe, Fear and Trembling

By Peter Manseau | March 21, 2003

War. Huh. Good God, y’all. What is it good for? Depends on who you ask.

limbo

Limbo

By V.A. MacAlister | October 22, 2001

In God’s waiting room with a nation of unbaptized babies.

Works Project Administrative Bricklayer, courtesy of the WPA Archive

Do the Right Thing, Damn It

By Scott McLemee | August 17, 2001

America’s leading theologian on laying bricks and taking the Lord’s name in vain.

Killing the Buddha

God’s Hors D’Oeuvres

By KtBniks | July 7, 2001

Hot and healthy Christ Cookies do the body good.

Shoah Memorial, Jerusalem

The Hazards of Holocaust Theology

By Peter Manseau | April 11, 2001

Transcending history is a tricky business, even for Elie Wiesel.

Sheen

The Pope Converts

By Mark D. Jordan | December 21, 2000

When will the Roman Catholic Church come out of the theological closet?

Lutherans

The Ecumenical Monologues

By Randall Balmer | December 11, 2000

Call them disgruntled. Call them hysterical. Just don’t call them Episcopalians.

Stained Glass

God’s Own Knowledge

By Jeff Sharlet | November 13, 2000

A theology of sex shops, movies, and nothingness may be the biggest thing to hit Christianity since Martin Luther.