​Multisite churches — also known as franchises — are now a staple of American life​

At least 5 million Americans attend a multisite church, where they often watch a video beamed in from another site and have access to all the advantages of a megachurch without the crowds. The multisite movement, which started with a...

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​Trump DOJ unlawfully fired Epstein prosecutor Maurene Comey, judge rules​

A federal judge ruled Monday that the Department of Justice’s firing last year of New York federal prosecutor Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, was unlawful. Judge Jesse Furman also granted Maurene Comey...

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​Chaldean synod backs new procedure for electing bishops​

The Synod of Bishops of the Chaldean Catholic Church has agreed on a new procedure for electing bishops, which will give its members more time to study candidates before voting, Patriarch Paul III Nona said this week...

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​A Kentucky man becomes the first humanist granted religious exemption from AI​

As a humanist, David Durman believes in the importance of the human part of life. That means making his own decisions and making sure his work helps people flourish. When the University of Kentucky, where the 45-year-old works as a...

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​Texas gambling opponents target prediction markets​

Texans Against Gambling joined Stop Predatory Gambling and the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider a key provision of its landmark 2018 decision in...

​Faith, Fortune and Power: Hobby Lobby’s Christian Nationalism Strategy

Hobby Lobby Christian nationalism takes center stage in Michael Blanding’s investigation of the Green family’s religious and political influence. In The Gospel According to Hobby Lobby, Blanding examines how David and Barbara Green...

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​Abortion and Religion: Faith Groups Clash Over State Ballot Measures​

Abortion ballot measures in four states are mobilizing religious organizations ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Yet new polling shows abortion has declined as a priority among voters across religious groups. Pew Research Center found that...

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​Johann Von Staupitz: Luther’s Persistent Mentor​

Johann Von Staupitz had no idea what he was getting into when he first met Martin Luther in 1506. Luther had recently left his legal studies at the University of Erfurt to embrace a life of monastic rigor in the Augustinian monastery. He brought with...

​Why You Should Read To Live Well

Today is the day. After working on To Live Well: Practical Wisdom for Moving Through Chaotic Times for three years, it’s finally (officially) out. So I wanted to write a piece that explains what this book is all about, where it came from, who it’s for...

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​Every Sandcastle Needs a Hideout​

Fall weather is finally here. After dealing with temps in the 90s last week, we are expecting a low of 36 degrees tomorrow, and I couldn’t be happier. The leaves are changing from a boring shade of green to various other shades of earth tones...

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​ANALYSIS: Hillsong Pastor Carl Lentz’s new book should have been titled ‘Overcoming Responsibility’​

Carl Lentz dodges responsibility in the first sentence of his new book. “Our marriage disintegrated,” the disgraced Hillsong New York City pastor and his wife Laura write at the start of “Overcoming Infidelity,” a 208-page Christian marriage book...

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​El-Sayed’s campaign test: Can he win over Black and Jewish voters?​

During a town hall meeting last week at the Shrine of the Black Madonna, U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed acknowledged the tensions between the city’s Black residents and its Arab Americans — a tension rooted in economic inequities...

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​Want a stronger democracy? Get more religion​

This week I was thrilled to welcome Matthew Kaemingk and Shadi Hamid to campus, as guests of the Center for Faith and Flourishing’s “Reimagining Faith and Public Life” series. Matt and Shadi are the authors of a great new book, Can...

​Art historian explains why truly ‘reading’ Mark Rothko’s abstract paintings makes people cry

You walk into a museum, turn a corner, and there it is: a giant canvas with two or three fuzzy blocks of color and nothing else. A Mark Rothko painting. There are no people depicted. No beautiful, rolling landscapes. You have neither...

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​Four-Day Work Week Study Shows Real Benefits​

A six-month trial across 141 companies in six countries found that employees working four days without pay cuts reported less burnout, better mental health, and greater job satisfaction. Over 90 percent of participating companies chose to keep...

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