Manya Brachear Pashman

An archivist at the National Library of Israel displays a letter dated 1900 by Oxford English Dictionary editor James Murray, at the library premises in Jerusalem on Feb. 27, 2020. In this letter, Murray wrote to Claude Montefiore that the term "anti-Semitism" did not have an entry of its own in the dictionary since Murray believed it was unlikely to have much use in the future.

Op-ed: Anti-Semitism tropes have been proliferating. Can you spot them?

March 26, 2021 at 6:44 p.m.

Lexicographers have a long history of hindsight on the word "anti-Semitism." When James Murray, the original editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, encountered the term in 1881, he dismissed it...

British novelist Roald Dahl on Dec. 10, 1971.

Op-ed: I loved Roald Dahl’s books as a kid. And he was anti-Semitic. I am teaching my kids how to deal with a complicated legacy.

December 29, 2020 at 3:34 a.m.

As a mother of two young children, I'm in that season of life when the prospect of enjoying a rich novel or scintillating memoir seems remote. Empty nesters warn that...

Heather Larson leaves the stage at Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington during a family service on Aug. 8, 2018, after resigning as the megachurch's lead pastor.

Willow Creek’s journey from defending pastor to accepting accusations unfolds slowly, ends in mass resignations

May 23, 2019 at 6:09 a.m.

Inside a brightly lit conference room overlooking downtown Chicago, Bill Hybels struggled to explain away allegations that he had acted inappropriately with women during decades as leader of one of...

Tom De Vries, president and CEO of Willow Creek Association, addresses those attending the Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit on Aug. 9, 2018, in South Barrington.

‘Missteps, mistakes’ made in Hybels’ case, Willow Creek Association president admits

December 13, 2018 at 12:41 a.m.

A day after the mass resignation of Willow Creek Community Church’s elders, the leader of an affiliated nonprofit network of 11,000 plus churches issued an apology for how misconduct allegations...

Parishioners listen during a family service at Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington on Aug. 8, 2018.

Willow Creek pastor, elders step down, admit mishandling allegations against Bill Hybels

December 13, 2018 at 12:37 a.m.

Answering critics' calls to let new leaders shepherd northwest suburban Willow Creek Community Church, lead pastor Heather Larson and other church elders resigned Wednesday and apologized for mishandling allegations that...

Willow Creek Community Church on Jan. 13, 2018, in South Barrington.

Willow Creek leadership event struggles without founder Hybels, its star

May 23, 2019 at 6:07 a.m.

For 26 years, the Global Leadership Summit at Willow Creek Community Church has made headlines with celebrity guests like Bono, President Bill Clinton and British Prime Minister Tony Blair. But...

Willow Creek to launch another investigation of allegations against Bill Hybels

May 23, 2019 at 6:08 a.m.

A day after the sudden resignation of its lead teaching pastor, Willow Creek Community Church told members Monday that a council of outside Christian leaders will oversee what the church...

Teaching pastor Steve Carter speaks in 2017 at Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington. Carter, who took over as lead teaching pastor in April when Bill Hybels stepped down from the helm of the church, announced his resignation Sunday.

Teaching pastor resigns over Willow Creek’s handling of allegations against Bill Hybels

May 23, 2019 at 6:08 a.m.

The lead teaching pastor of Willow Creek Community Church announced his resignation from the South Barrington megachurch Sunday, saying he could no longer serve there with integrity. Steve Carter, who...

Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich, shown in April, served on a panel Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, at the annual meeting of the American Bar Association in Chicago to discuss changing laws, standards and attitudes about capital punishment.

Cardinal Cupich lauds Pope Francis’ revision to catechism barring death penalty

December 13, 2018 at 12:09 a.m.

Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich on Thursday urged Catholics to discern a clear message from Pope Francis that the Roman Catholic Church’s pro-life stance should apply to an array of social...

Willow Creek leaders issue public apologies for mishandling allegations

May 23, 2019 at 6:00 a.m.

Elders and pastors at Willow Creek Community Church issued public apologies this weekend about the church's handling of allegations of misconduct against its founder, Bill Hybels. Steve Carter, the lead...

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