James Baldwin
Navigating James Baldwin’s legacy
Greg Garrett provides a road map for the terrain of the prophetic writer’s work and thought.
Baldwin the exorcist
He wrote to free the heart from hatred and despair.
Eddie Glaude revisits James Baldwin’s America
Begin Again’s call to repentance is, like Baldwin’s own language, substantially Christian.
Books for pandemic reading
Nine writers tell us about a book they’ve read recently that’s helped them reframe what it means to be a person of faith and a reader right now.
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James Baldwin reminds us not to be surprised by this
Facing the “intolerable trouble” of antiblack violence
I believe racism is wrong. So what?
Being against something doesn’t cost much—or accomplish much.
James Baldwin's tough love for America
Baldwin’s words in Raoul Peck’s film indict us, but they also help us envision a new future.
by Amy Frykholm
White moral infantilism and some help avoiding it
Several recent films and shows portray people of color with a complexity that James Baldwin once assumed was impossible for pop culture.
In any need or trouble
The prayers of the people call us. When we answer, we invite the possibility that it is we who will be poor, hungry, sick, and in prison.
The social gospel of Ta-Nehisi Coates: Between the World and Me
Yet, his “pessimism” lies in thinking change is unlikely, not that change is impossible. When discussing police brutality and criminal justice, he reminds his readers that “democratic will” has sanctioned and allowed the abuses that flow from these practices.
Guest post by Daniel José Camacho
10 books worth the return visit
The books I've read repeatedly are the ones that have probed my heart and expanded my vision.