Christianity isn’t just in decline — it’s become obsolete, says sociologist by Julie McGonegal The problem isn’t simply about belief. ‘[Traditional religion] doesn’t fit ordinary life,’ says Christian Smith.
Canadian churches have unfinished business with Indian day schools by Julie McGonegal Drawing on survivor testimony, historian Jackson Pind examines how churches enforced colonial control
How our fear of aging is speeding it up by Diana Ballon Obsessing over getting older may be costing us far more than time
The last words of an ancient world by Nathan Abraha I returned home to Eritrea to rediscover Ge’ez — a ‘dead’ language that still sings through the living
Quebec’s struggling churches are finding new life as homeless shelters by Ruby Pratka An experiment at Saint-Roch is keeping doors open for parishioners and the wider community
United Church leader who delivered landmark 1986 apology dies by Emma Prestwich Former moderator Robert F. Smith reshaped the church’s relationship with Indigenous peoples
In Oscar nominee Julian Brave NoiseCat, the trickster endures by Kayla MacInnis The filmmaker-author is bringing the spirit of Coyote to powwow circuits and Sundance red carpets
Latin America’s surprising shift away from Christianity by Julie McGonegal Pew Research findings reveal drops in religious identity from Chile to Mexico, reshaping the global story of faith
A Palestinian Canadian author’s journey of resistance through writing by Sanam Islam Saeed Teebi says he “wanted to break the cycle of minimizing being Palestinian as a way of coping with the world”
A decade after the TRC, Canadian churches still have some homework by Teresa Burnett-Cole Mainline denominations have made measurable progress on completing the calls to action, but the work remains unfinished