Politics & Society
The Scopes Monkey Trial and the evolution of fundamentalism
A staged legal proceeding in a small town became the catalyst for a century of culture wars.
Racism by law
Joel Edward Goza shows how White supremacy has used legislation to structure the social reality of the United States.
The good kind of patriotism
The church is called to be a loving critic, not a national cheerleader.
The United States owes King George an apology
The signers of the Declaration of Independence accused the king of crimes against the people they represented. Those very crimes have become commonplace during Trump’s time in office.
The church cannot bless war
A Christianity that affirms the state’s wars is not Christianity. It is idolatry.
Settler colonialism discourse and how it falls short
Adam Kirsch suggests that what was once an academic discipline has become a new religion.
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.