Weekly religion news roundup (January 23-29, 2026)
Each week in The Christian Citizen, we publish a Religion News Roundup with summaries of religion news stories and links for those who want to read more.
Baptist theology, Islam, and ‘holy envy’
Christians actually become more capable interpreters of theological doctrine through interfaith engagement. They are better able to discern theologies within their own and other traditions that render God unintelligible or monstrous.
The laying on of hands: The protests that followed Jimmy Carter to church
At the First Baptist Church of the City of Washington, D.C., the rights protected by the First Amendment collided: freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and the freedom to petition the government for a redress of grievances. Every actor in the clashes could claim the moral high ground.
ICE is not in Heaven — and why that matters
Our calling as Christians is not to preserve systems that contradict the Kingdom of Heaven, but to name them, resist them, and imagine something truer.
Weekly religion news roundup (January 16-22, 2026)
Each Friday in The Christian Citizen, we publish a Religion News Roundup with summaries of religion news stories and links for those who want to read more.