Praxis

The Praxis section features essays and interviews related to ministries, organizations, communities, or individuals actively engaged in field work.

Jo-Ann Badley
April 19, 2019 / Praxis

Jo-Ann Badley follows Mary through John’s Gospel, grieving and rejoicing in the hour of her Son.

Matthew Lee Anderson writes of Bach’s Mass in B Minor, the ascension, and why Christ’s redemption leaves us free to be sad.

Cabe Matthews
April 11, 2019 / Praxis

Cabe Matthews suggests that Lent is a practice for people who are just trying to become Christians.

N. Ammon Smith
April 2, 2019 / Praxis

N. Ammon Smith paints a picture of Christ’s godforsakenness.

John Jay Alvaro interrogates dying in our digital age.

Andrew Arndt
March 6, 2019 / Praxis

Andrew Arndt explains why Ash Wednesday is his favorite day in the church calendar.

David J. Schmidt
January 4, 2019 / Praxis

David J. Schmidt sees the face of Christ in the members of the migrant caravan.

Brandon Wrencher
October 18, 2018 / Praxis

Brandon Wrencher offers a theological and liberationist reading of the story of Cain and Abel.

Anthony D. Baker
October 8, 2018 / Praxis

Anthony D. Baker observes the limits of eschatology in the twentieth century’s two greatest preachers.