affordable housing
The unzoned city of God
Two new books help explain one of the main public policy drivers of the affordable housing crisis.
Critical race theory is a gift to Christians
The good news about collective and institutional sin is that, like individual sin, it can be redeemed.
California churches address housing crisis
Amid rising homelessness, congregations are building affordable housing.
Protesting our neighbors
I see the people I'm protesting against when I get my mail, or sort my laundry.
Precarious housing
In poor communities like the one where I live and work, evictions are not the exception. They’re the norm.
The poor door: Class separation in the church
People are rightly disgusted by buildings with separate entrances for low-income residents. But churches have side-door people, too.
The rapid "revitalization" of American cities
Don’t be fooled by the news out of Detroit: cities are cool again. One of the big takeaways from the 2010 census was that, after a century-long love affair with suburban subdivisions, affluent Americans are jumping back on the (worldwide) urbanizing bandwagon. For a new generation of hipsters, yuppies and retirees, city living is not only aesthetically and culturally preferable. It is an essential piece of a progressive lifestyle.
This sensibility springs from a degree of historical consciousness.