Politics & Society
“Why didn’t Jesus come as a woman?” asked my daughter
I didn’t know how to answer, but I do know that the gendering of God has real-world consequences.
The theological work of antiracism needs to include lament
The Bible shows us what to do with our frustration, outrage, and complicity.
In search of sanctuary
When my church opened its doors to an immigrant family, we had to reimagine the meaning of sacred space.
At the US Capitol, pro-Trump extremists laid siege to democracy
Democracy is fragile. But the things that make it fragile are the same things that give it power.
A US son of Salvadoran parents explores his complex identity
Roberto Lovato’s harrowing memoir is a process of personal and collective unveiling.
Why some young Black Christians are practicing hoodoo
The ancestral religious practices of the African diaspora were forced underground by the White church.
What can Biden do without cooperation from Congress?
Lots of things. Here are a few priorities.
Finding a way forward after the Tree of Life synagogue massacre in Pittsburgh
A collection of remembrances that bind the living and the dead
Tending love in a time of trauma
My mother grew up in a violent home. But violence was not the totality of her life.
What Native American political systems can teach us about power and truth telling
My Choctaw ancestors understood the cost of lies.
The Good Lord Bird portrays abolitionist John Brown as a wild prophet
The miniseries is full of big ideas about freedom and self-determination.
It’s time to end the cash bail system
You don’t get people to show up in court by threatening to take away money they never had.
Robert P. Jones says it’s past time to reckon with Christianity’s role in White supremacy
White Too Long envisions the hope that could follow recognition and repentance.
Immigration law and the politics of disgust
How Pharaoh treated the Hebrews and how the US has treated my people
The Baptist War didn’t just end slavery in Jamaica
It utterly reshaped the country’s religious landscape.
