I participated in a dramatic reading in church this Sunday, playing the part of Joseph having a conversation with God after Jesus’ birth. It is fascinating to imagine: what was going through Joseph’s head as the father of the Son of God conceived by...

In a recent article for The Christian Century, J. Todd Billings takes stock of the New Calvinist movement, identified by TIME magazine earlier this year as one of the 10 most important ideas changing the world. But Billings wants readers to know that...

One of the reasons why Balthasar was convinced of the need for a dramatic approach to theology was that he wanted the content and form of theology to match the content and form of God’s acts and his revelation. If we honestly pursued this goal, for...

We cycled in this morning with sunshine sparkling off the frost covering every surface. But here in the town, the fog is deep and dense, shrouding everything in mystery. And it reminded me a short poem by Carl Sandburg: The fog comes on little cat...

One of the realities of our Christian faith is that it takes shape within particular cultures around the world. Therefore, whereas there are essentials of the faith that span cultures, the form that Christian belief and practice varies from culture to...