Reforming toward hope: Why universalism belongs in the Reformed tradition
Can a Reformed Christian affirm universalism? Drawing on Calvin, Barth and Scripture, Lucus Levy Keppel argues that God’s grace ultimately reconciles all.
Can a Reformed Christian affirm universalism? Drawing on Calvin, Barth and Scripture, Lucus Levy Keppel argues that God’s grace ultimately reconciles all.
The Presbyterian Peace Fellowship calls upon our fellow Presbyterians to join the World Council of Churches and people of faith and goodwill around the world in condemning the military attack on Venezuela.
Oh cites numerous General Assembly policies calling instead for nonmilitary and collaborative international approaches.
The Outlook sits down with Stated Clerk of the General Assembly and Executive Director of the Interim Unified Agency Jihyun Oh to discuss changes at the denomination.
After two years of work, a PC(USA) committee says a new confession is taking shape amid prayer, debate and hope for renewal.
The Rev. Dr. Kristopher D. Schondelmeyer and the Rev. Marta Pumroy-Cordero were endorsed by their presbyteries in their call to stand as co-moderators of the 227th General Assembly.
The National Hispanic Latino Presbyterian Caucus denounces the U.S. strike on Venezuela, citing biblical principles, history and calls for peace.
Stephanie Sorge explores curiosity, presence and the quiet call to discipleship in John 1 — an invitation not to have the answers, but to come and see where God is already at work.
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50 years later, A Declaration of Faith remains clear, poetic, relevant, writes John Williams.
In "Up Against a Crooked Gospel," Melanie Jones Quarles names how Black women’s bodies have been exploited by theology — and reclaims embodiment as healing. Heather Russell von Marko offers a review.
Brendan McLean argues that "The Tree of Life" is a theologically rich, liturgical meditation that explores God’s mysterious presence in both the vast cosmos and the intimate struggles of human life.
Presbyterian congregation on Long Island rents out social hall as pickleball court.
Maggie Alsup reflects on what her plant, Peter Parker, taught her about living in abundance and embracing slow growth in a fast-paced world.
Explore 2025 book releases in fiction and poetry, including Wally Lamb’s latest novel and uplifting collections from David Gate and Victoria Hutchins.
What does faithful resistance look like today? Amy Pagliarella’s latest roundup highlights powerful books on race, climate, courage and liberation.
Seeking grounding in turbulent times? These new releases on Isaiah, resilience and Presbyterian identity offer wisdom, comfort and challenge.
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From Isaiah’s servant to Jesus’ baptism in the Jordan, this week’s lectionary invites the church to see vulnerability as the pivot of salvation, writes Roger Gench.
Here’s what carried the Outlook staff through 2025 — culture, prayer, public faith, and small joys.
For the past five years, the decline of religion in America has stalled, after years of decline.
American actor, military aviator, and Pennsylvania native James Stewart was a born-and-raised Presbyterian.
A century and a half after Phillips Brooks wrote this haunting carol, there is much once again to lament, fear and grieve, writes Karen Swallow Prior.
Aaron Pratt Shepherd praises Andrew Root’s "Evangelism in an Age of Despair" as a timely, theologically rich call for the church to reclaim evangelism.