Politics & Society
The way we build our cities is racist
American buildings, streets, and neighborhoods don’t just host oppression—they embody it.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg saw the biblical Deborah as a role model
When I asked her why, she talked about another role model: Pauli Murray.
To understand African Christianity, remember the Battle of Adwa
In 1896, a Christian army from Ethiopia defeated the Italians.
Why didn’t the police show any empathy for Daniel Prude?
Jesus, too, encountered a naked man living with mental torment. He responded quite differently.
From black and white to Black and White
Why we’re capitalizing terms for racial identity
White supremacy is a script we’re given at birth
It’s written in our flesh and rehearsed throughout history.
The Indigenous youth fighting for Wet’suwet’en sovereignty
Resistance, resurgence, and renewal in British Columbia
The law in our lives
David Opderbeck’s book about theology, the law, and how we engage with both
The 2020 Census and the daughters of Zelophehad
The book of Numbers reminds us why it matters who we count.
When the best of times and the worst of times coincide
At St. Martin-in-the-Fields, we’re living through beautiful, nightmarish days.
Rock star Yuri Shevchuk imagines an anti-nationalist Russian democracy
The performances of his band, DDT, are like teach-ins.
Reenvisioning safety at a Black Youth Project 100 rally
Who keeps us safe? the crowd cried out. We keep us safe!
Getting to the Old City of Jerusalem—by cable car?
The proposed project may be good for tourism, but it brings dangers.
Louisiana’s habitual offender law is cruel and unjust
Just because something is legal doesn’t make it morally right.
Why my church is done singing David Haas’s songs
It’s not because we don’t believe in grace.
Prominent evangelical scholars are, once again, disavowing Trump
They’re brave to do so. Do they go far enough?
Why is the Border Patrol undermining humanitarian aid efforts at the southern border?
In July, agents raided a No More Deaths aid station—and 26 bodies were found in the desert.
Government denial is raising the stakes of COVID-19 in Nicaragua
Amid a disinformation campaign, churches are trying to provide education and aid.
The psychological wage of liberalism was laid bare at the DNC
If democracy is a moral abstraction instead of an embodied struggle, it won’t survive.
How Heather Cox Richardson looks to the past for hope
The “Letters from an American” author provides historical context for today’s threats to democracy.