I used to wonder about the propriety of faith in a White Jesus. Now I struggle with the efficacy of faith at all.
We gave our readers a one-word writing prompt: “movement.”
American buildings, streets, and neighborhoods don’t just host oppression—they embody it.
It always has been—because vulnerability is part of creation.
When everyone is traumatized, caregiving takes on new dimensions.
Jesus, too, encountered a naked man living with mental torment. He responded quite differently.
A real solution would require a large infusion of cash.
I experience God through the embodied community of faith—and I miss it.
As Arabella struggles to remember the night she was assaulted, other memories emerge as well.
Jesus teaches us to always aim for the center. And repeat.
Moses has never been one to keep his mouth shut.
Sexual assault is a public health issue
Jennifer Hirsch and Shamus Khan’s study of agency, consent, and sex on college campuses
Can the religious left be as effective in Washington as it’s been on the streets?
Jack Jenkins’s book is informative and persuasive, if not exactly unbiased.
The artist at the end of the world
Scott Russell Sanders’s essays balance ecological despair with the promise of human creativity.
Are we trapped by the way others see us?
Brit Bennett’s novel explores racial passing, gender transition, and family trauma.
