How does our doctrine of scripture relate to what we believe about the church? And how does what we believe about the church shape how we think about and interpret scripture? Theologian Brad East takes up these questions in his two most recent books, which ...

The sacrosanct Scripture reflection spreadsheet is circulated among staff members at America. Our associate editor, Molly Cahill, has posted the schedule for reflections, with each staff member being assigned a day’s readings and the draft’s due date.

Liberal Christians are making themselves heard alongside their conservative brethren, and that’s a promising development. A religious left would be a welcome addition to the national debate. But what exactly sets these groups apart? The issues of ...

Doug Stuart and Gordon Fee’s classic How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth taught generations of Christians how to do exegesis—discovering what a passage meant in its original context. But as I realized in seminary, exegesis is only half the task.

Edward Sri is provost and professor of Scripture at the Augustine Institute in Denver, Colorado, and is the author of several books, including The Bible Compass: A Catholic’s Guide to Navigating the Scriptures (Ascension Press). In an era when ...