Politics & Society
Roe v. Wade was a compromise
It established a right—a limited one—to make your own decisions in a complex ethical area.
The spirituality of slow fashion
I have found joy reusing, recycling, and repairing clothing.
Embracing Marc Chagall’s refugee Christ
The painter’s Exodus calls to mind the Passover, the Shoah, Ukraine, and the southern border.
Title 42’s disastrous—and illegal—legacy at the southern border
The Biden administration has reversed Trump’s rhetoric around migrants but not all of his policies.
White supremacy’s wee little men
Zaccheus doesn't mind the indignity of scrambling up a tree, as long as he’s on top.
The Palestinian refugee camp where journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was murdered
Why do these camps still exist? Who is responsible for keeping them safe?
On the holiness of casseroles and spreadsheets
When our church offered Rosa sanctuary, our ordinary habits became a politics of hospitality.
The Bible’s imprints on US politics are noticeably masculine
Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza wants us to reform our collective subconscious.
The UN Security Council couldn’t stop Russia’s war against Ukraine
The need to reimagine its structure has never been greater.
A White woman takes on the problem of nice White ladies
Sociologist Jessie Daniels reckons with the dangerous implications of the person she was raised to be.
For better or for worse, the church is keeping Haiti afloat
In the absence of strong political leadership, someone has to fill the void.
Ukraine’s sleepless children
A failed high school science experiment increased my empathy for those who can’t sleep.
The mass shooting in Buffalo was an attack on the image of God
And it was enabled by social structures of permission.
The most important American Old Testament scholar of the last century is Norman Gottwald
In the life of early Israel, Gottwald found a God of economic justice.
Creating a space for everyday peace
On Fridays in the church basement, I see glimpses of something precarious and beautiful.
Devil in the algorithm
Social media platforms are damaging democracy, and it’s not primarily about what speech they do or don’t moderate.
Reading The Irony of American History 70 years later
What do Reinhold Niebuhr's blind spots tell us about our own?
Why books get banned
People fear the impact of difficult books. They aren’t entirely wrong.
We need to stop talking about “good” and “bad” neighborhoods
Both Sheryll Cashin and Yelena Bailey investigate the scandalous inequalities between city neighborhoods.
