Features

Can we save democracy in the United States?

I grew up in Taiwan and Argentina. Here’s what I know about authoritarianism.

by Tony Tian-Ren Lin
Voices

Why church marketing won’t work with Gen Z

Equity requires people with power giving some of it up. What if we applied this principle to young adult ministry?
by Julian DeShazier
From the Editors

Voting is important. It isn’t sacred.

Casting your ballot means voicing a preference—not a moral conviction or deep, spiritual alignment.
Features

What does solidarity mean at the border?

It’s not about electoral politics—not when both major parties embrace the policies that are oppressing people.
by Dorothee Benz
Features

Black Christians’ competing solidarities with Israelis and Palestinians

Divergent biblical interpretations and shared histories lead to different answers to the same question: Who are “the oppressed”?
by Roger Baumann

Books

What happened to the American dream in the 20th century?

David Leonhardt tells the story in the language of economic analysis.
by Jesse Zink

The unsettling surprise of God’s mercy

Father-son duo Richard and Christopher Hays set aside their old positions in favor of a more expansive view of biblically faithful queer inclusion.
by Keri Ladner

A poet’s quarrel with herself

Danielle Chapman’s lustrous memoir is at its best when she holds her family’s Confederate history up to the light.
by Valerie Weaver-Zercher

For love of Dante

Angela Alaimo O’Donnell writes, in 39 poems, a charmingly backhanded love letter to the Italian poet.
by Roger Ferlo

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Being salt

When I got into cooking, it changed the way I understand Jesus’ statement, “You are the salt of the earth.”

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Books

What happened to the American dream in the 20th century?

David Leonhardt tells the story in the language of economic analysis.
by Jesse Zink
Features

Can we save democracy in the United States?

I grew up in Taiwan and Argentina. Here’s what I know about authoritarianism.
by Tony Tian-Ren Lin
Features

Wisdom from Augustine in an election year

Our so-called Christian politics have been captivated by the liturgies of the earthly city rather than the city of God.
by James K. A. Smith
From the Editors

Voting is important. It isn’t sacred.

Casting your ballot means voicing a preference—not a moral conviction or deep, spiritual alignment.

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