Politics & Society
The distortions of the God Bless the USA Bible
The conflation of Christianity and American patriotism has never done either one any favors.
When radical Latino activists occupied churches
Felipe Hinojosa profiles resistance movements from the late 1960s and early 1970s, when religion and politics were inextricably linked.
What will Israeli politics look like after Netanyahu?
The promises and dangers of Israel’s new coalition government
July 11, Ordinary 15B (2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19)
The gap in the lectionary’s account of the return of the Ark of the Covenant echoes a pattern we have seen too often in our country.
How Princeton Seminary’s slavery audit created moments of unlikely intimacy
We need structural change. We also need to be willing to be personally undone.
How White Christians turned syncretism into an insult
Early-20th-century European and North American missionaries grew concerned about it—but never in their own churches.
How faith-based organizing helped end money bail in Illinois
The Bible provided some healthy agitation as we built coalitions to literally set the captives free.
Is there any hope for a just peace in Israel and Palestine?
A two-state solution seems as far off as ever. It’s also the only viable way forward.
Deconstructing the Republican Jesus
Biblical scholar Tony Keddie shows how the conservative movement enlisted the Bible to help its cause.
Centering the sacred work of spiritual direction for people of color
“Breath is how I bring myself back to God. My breath is my sacred word.”
Homeless people get organized—and radical
In Tacoma, Minneapolis, and elsewhere, people without housing have taken over buildings.
How did abortion become legal in majority-Catholic Argentina?
In Latin America, faith and politics are being disentangled.
State anti-trans bills aren’t just culture wars skirmishes
They’re acts of harm against living, breathing people.
The White Rose movement in graphic novel form
Andrea Ciponte has found an ideal genre for telling the Scholl siblings’ story.
A book on climate change that’s neither preachy nor hopeless
Raised on a farm, scientist Hope Jahren offers clear, concise, and credible explanations.
Lupin and The Bureau toy with the fantasy of the master-hero
What happens when a genre series is detached from its White colonialist context?
The generations of hurt that the Chauvin conviction can’t heal
We are disguising our collective wounds instead of treating them.
Emptying the tombs of the city jail
“There’s a group of people outside,” I said through the intercom, “and they’ve raised money for your bail.”
What kind of justice did Derek Chauvin’s trial achieve?
The verdict of a court is not the final verdict of a society.