Politics & Society
The settlers didn’t just seize land—they remade religion
Tisa Wenger traces the ways colonial power transformed Native spiritual worlds while reshaping American Christianity itself.
The politics of cutting people off
Political breakups aren’t some new low in American life. They’re an understandable response to stakes that have always been life and death.
The empire’s uniforms in the world’s oldest colony
Puerto Ricans have a proud heritage of fighting against imperialism—and a long history of serving in the US military.
Sarah Ruden vs. millennia of antiabortion men
The classicist goes on an energetic romp through the long history of what she sees as propaganda intended to control women.
The pastor with no robe
Economic ideology can strip a vocation bare. The danger is especially acute for clergy of color.
Pete Hegseth’s war horse
The secretary of war quoted Psalm 33 to bless American might. He should have kept reading.
Rapture theology at Ruby Ridge
Chris Jennings explores an often overlooked element of Randy and Vicki Weaver’s extremist beliefs.
It’s not too late for climate action
“The God-given gift of human ingenuity,” says activist Bill McKibben, “is on par with the God-given gift of sunshine and wind.”
Trending topics: Black women writers
Six new biographies of Black women whose writing has changed history
Intentional conflict
“Conflict is not sin,” says Priya Parker. “It’s heart; it’s relevance. People don’t fight about what they don’t care about.”
How judges made neoliberalism
Mehrsa Baradaran reveals the ways the market captured the law and called it freedom.
My prayer for soldiers
I looked up to see a line of 50 kids in uniform boarding the plane. Every one of them had brown skin like mine.
The price of virtue
It is often easier to do good or be good if you are rich. Just ask Job.
Sacred longing
Immigrants’ stories capture a deep desire for something better. Scripture shows that God longs for a better world, too.
A gospel of belonging in Korea
It’s my first time here in decades, and I have been struck by the depth of relational intimacy on display everywhere I go.
