Books In Review: What is “religious violence”? We know what violence is, but what counts as religion? by Thomas Albert Howard January 11, 2021
First Person In search of sanctuary When my church opened its doors to an immigrant family, we had to reimagine the meaning of sacred space. by Amy Frykholm January 8, 2021
From the Editors At the US Capitol, pro-Trump extremists laid siege to democracy Democracy is fragile. But the things that make it fragile are the same things that give it power. January 7, 2021
Books In Review: A US son of Salvadoran parents explores his complex identity Roberto Lovato’s harrowing memoir is a process of personal and collective unveiling. by Jeannine Marie Pitas January 7, 2021
Features Why some young Black Christians are practicing hoodoo The ancestral religious practices of the African diaspora were forced underground by the White church. by Dawn Araujo-Hawkins January 6, 2021
On Art Solidarity Is Always in Season, by Ricardo Levins Morales art selection and comment by Lil Copan January 5, 2021
From the Editors What can Biden do without cooperation from Congress? Lots of things. Here are a few priorities. January 4, 2021
Books In Review: Finding a way forward after the Tree of Life synagogue massacre in Pittsburgh A collection of remembrances that bind the living and the dead by Ross Carmichael January 4, 2021
Faith Matters Tending love in a time of trauma My mother grew up in a violent home. But violence was not the totality of her life. by Brian Bantum December 31, 2020
Features Why Jane Goodall reminds me of Dorothy Day The remarkable, costly life of a secular saint by L. Roger Owens December 30, 2020
Features Boys State makes government entertaining In reality it’s pretty boring—and very important. by Jason Byassee December 18, 2020
Critical Essay What Native American political systems can teach us about power and truth telling My Choctaw ancestors understood the cost of lies. by Steven Charleston December 16, 2020
Screen Time The Good Lord Bird portrays abolitionist John Brown as a wild prophet The miniseries is full of big ideas about freedom and self-determination. by Kathryn Reklis December 15, 2020
From the Editors It’s time to end the cash bail system You don’t get people to show up in court by threatening to take away money they never had. December 14, 2020
Books In Review: Robert P. Jones says it’s past time to reckon with Christianity’s role in White supremacy White Too Long envisions the hope that could follow recognition and repentance. by Aaron Klink December 14, 2020