Politics & Society
Ten ways Christians can criticize Israel that aren’t antisemitic
Since October 7, many well-intentioned statements have undercut progressive Christians’ moral high ground by invoking antisemitic tropes. It’s an avoidable problem.
In Gaza, water is life
Fresh water was scarce even before the war. Now the situation is dire.
School dress codes that do harm
One Kansas school board has recognized the unintended consequences and changed course.
The bones in God’s garden
Will my daffodil bulbs overcome their trauma and rise up despite the odds? Will we?
The case that revolutionized libel law
Samantha Barbas’s history of New York Times v. Sullivan shows how easy it was to weaponize the law against southern civil rights leaders.
The theologically trained organizer
The most exciting horizons in theological education lie at its intersection with community organizing.
The reality of deep solidarity
For Joerg Rieger, theology must account for global power dynamics, which are largely driven by capitalism.
Crossing religious boundaries at Groton
As a Muslim scholar teaching Indigenous history at an Episcopal boarding school, I have some learning—and unlearning—to do.
Artificial intelligence needs theology
What exactly is an “evil robot”? Who gets to define it?
The deeply Methodist Hillary Clinton
Biographer Gary Scott Smith argues that Clinton’s faith lies at the very core of her identity.
What the humanities can offer in this technological moment
The growth of artificial intelligence is opening a conversation forwhich ethicists and theologians are uniquely qualified.
Caught up in the sweep of history
When I am troubled by the times in which we live, I turn to Óscar Romero.
Nature is not an escape
To understand this, I had to stop reading John Muir and turn to the nature writing of the Harlem Renaissance.
An architecture of care in Calais
At the Maria Skobtsova House, refugees and volunteers work to counteract the cruel logic of the refugee crisis.
Harmful people with helpful ideas
I still read Luther, Calvin, and de Beauvoir. But John Howard Yoder’s sexual abuse has made me rethink my mindset.
The cost of parking
Henry Grabar makes the case that in nearly any realm, from the environment to the economy, justice starts with parking reform.
Understanding the ideology of guns
Sociologist Jennifer Carlson interviewed 50 gun sellers to find out why so many Americans flock toward firearms.
Seeing abortion access as a blessing
“Abortion is not abstract,” says Katey Zeh, CEO of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice. “It happens within the context of a real person’s life.”
Capitalism everywhere
Lucia Hulsether explores how the global economic system has absorbed the very movements that seek to resist it.