The practice of picking a favorite Bible verse goes against every theological bone in my body, for two reasons. First, because Sacred Scripture is best understood as a whole. Second, because focusing ...

One word that occurs repeatedly in Pope Francis’s new apostolic exhortation on the family and love is “discernment.” For Jesuits like the pope, the word is not a generic phrase but one with a specific ...

The Quaker and Anabaptist traditions approach biblical interpretation differently from most mainstream Christian traditions. While mainstream churches often select isolated texts to justify existing ...