Christianity is no stranger to controversy over the role of women in the church (or in the home). As media reports of abuse, toxic masculinity, and institutional sexism—both within and outside of the church—flood our screens and inboxes, it can be challenging for people of faith to process our current cultural moment in a way […]
“Read Wisconsin” is Upper House’s quarterly gathering of book lovers. During our gathering, we enjoy appetizers and discuss fine books written by Wisconsinites or about Wisconsin; we also consider ways a Christian perspective can shed light on and deepen our insight into what we read. This quarter’s book is Wallace Stegner’s beloved novel, Crossing to Safety (1987, […]
Over the past generation, the nation of China has experienced “one of the world’s great spiritual revivals,” writes Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ian Johnson. China is filled with new temples, churches, and mosques—as well as cults, sects, and politicians trying to harness religion for their own ends. Headlines appear almost daily of religious tensions that take […]