Critical Essay

Whose Father in heaven?

In Matthew, the Lord’s Prayer is a prayer for enemies.

Christian nationalism vandalizes the imagination

When churches whitewashed their walls, they left themselves vulnerable.

The book of Exodus includes a story about reparations for slavery

White Americans aren’t the Israelites; we’re the Egyptians. Maybe we should follow their lead.

The creative resistance of Native American Christian art

The Christian Thunderbird is once more taking flight.

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