1+ hour, 48+ min ago  (348+ words) " 2026 The Christian Century. As polyamory gains visibility, monogamy faces a vote in the PCUSA A proposal that would require ordained clergy to be monogamous is on the docket at the Presbyterian Church (USA)s general assembly this summer. "I think…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (344+ words) Last Lent, I found myself reckoning with the concept of failure'and beginning to understand the power of standing in suffering with God. Illustration by Xia Gordon But to start, I was a visitor, as it said clearly on the badge…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (174+ words) I grew up in evangelical purity culture. Melissa Febos's decision to abstain from'sex was quite different. A Memoir of Pleasure in a Year Without Sex Celibacy for female mystics was about God. But it was not as if these women…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (308+ words) Yancey's statement was accompanied by a statement from his wife of 55 years, Janet, who promised not to break her "sacred vow" of marriage to Phillip: "God grant me the grace to forgive also, despite my unfathomable trauma." Although Yancey has…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (76+ words) The Christian Century Brian Clites teaches Catholic studies and religious studies at Case Western Reserve University. When priests are sexual tourists From theological reflections to breaking religion news to the latest books, the Christian Century's newsletters have you covered....

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (212+ words) Carey is flummoxed and slightly awed at the casual sophistication of his friends, who profess not to be the least bit bothered by their spouse having sex with other people. Carey, who has neither kids nor money, loves his wife…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago  (176+ words) I'm back with another column, and I'm still being a killjoy. Illustration: Tool X / E+ / Getty In my last column, I argued that mainline Christians ought to worry a bit more about private morality, to be a little more willing…...

10+ mon, 2+ day ago  (183+ words) Song-Mi Suzie Park shows that ahav is dense, powerful, political, and divine. What is love? It's a simple question that writers and artists have asked repeatedly through the centuries, from Bernard of Clairvaux and Mildred Bangs Wynkoop to Tina Turner…...