Politics & Society
A farewell to snow
Louise Erdrich’s Future Home of the Living God reminds me how much we have to mourn as we enter a climate dystopia.
Why does the Southern Baptist Convention wield so much political influence?
The SBC is loud, but it represents a slim minority of Christians who are out of step with the rest of the country.
Trump’s artificial images
The AI-generated meme is this administration’s house style—moral degradation made visible.
Erasing women
The Trump administration’s moves against women leaders are not new. We’ve been here before.
I’m a deconstructing American
Lately I’ve been feeling the same emotions I felt when I deconstructed my evangelical faith.
Walking Palestinian children to school
The Israeli government’s expansion of its warfare into the West Bank has me thinking about my time there almost a decade ago.
Worse than doing nothing
Congressional leaders have sat silent as Trump runs roughshod over democratic norms. But they readily answered the call to cut Medicaid.
The lived religion of restorative justice
Jason Springs immersed himself in justice organizations in Chicago. He offers an account of their peace circles and the hope they cultivate.
An accomplished soldier, fired for no reason
Sergeant First Class Kate Cole isn’t an activist. She isn’t a radical. She’s a trans woman, a rock climber, and my friend—and after 17 years of military service, Trump kicked her out.
A call to solidarity at Duke
At graduation, we faculty members looked at one another across the aisle, wondering which of us would be, in the university president’s words, “pruned and thinned.”
Still seeking justice for George Floyd
Five years after an infamous murder, George Floyd Square in Minneapolis remains a site of protest, lament, and mutual aid.
Reviled for Jesus’ sake
One of the clearest ways God says yes to Christians is when unjust authorities hate us.
Who are our neighbors?
A startlingly large number of Americans support immigration arrests in houses of worship.
Trump’s imperial golden age
Augustus and Nero also offered peace and security for those who fell in line. Paul critiques them in his epistle to the Romans.
In times of fear, I return to Julian of Norwich
The medieval mystic offers challenging words for desperate times.