The scene representing the birth of Jesus is a common December sight, artfully arranged on church lawns or entryways across ...

“To be young, gifted, and Black, right?” Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne) says to Shuri (Letitia Wright), joking about the burdens of being a young Black woman and the brightest student in her MIT ...

Not until the Christmas they were in kindergarten and second grade. With the December scholastic film festival concluded, my ...

Lesley Finn is an award-winning writer and visual artist. She teaches at Yale University and the Center for Fiction in ...

when I was in that boat, wrestling that sail. But someone had to do it—I could see the waves were high, the wind a roaring gale. The others wouldn’t help, saying they were shocked, walking to Him, now ...

Occasionally one of my children will ask me, “Am I your favorite child?” This both elicits a laugh I don’t think they were ...

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in New Orleans, Louisiana, is nowhere near Lemon Tree Mound.So, it was something of a surprise a ...

Stepping forward to receive the host, I spread out my palms before I remember these aide memoires inscribed in black biro, blots not quite scrubbed away. The leftnow sat awkwardly in right ...

Clare Bryden is a writer, artist, and consultant from the United Kingdom. From theological reflections to breaking religion news to the latest books, the Christian Century's newsletters have you ...

Many congregations view disability as a problem to be solved with elevators, wider doors, or programs tailored for those with special needs. This approach misses the point, according to cultural ...

“I became a complete person after my son died.” The spirit of singer Nick Cave’s 15-year-old son Arthur, who died in a fall from a cliff in the British seaside town of Brighton in 2015, animates the ...

Early in the movie Tár (directed by Todd Field), Lydia Tár (Cate Blanchett) is holding forth about her art and life to a packed crowd at a New Yorker public talk. Lydia is a world-famous conductor and ...