Politics & Society
A troubling new coalition in Israel
How will Netanyahu and his new allies govern? And what will become of the Israeli left?
Knitting with Simone Weil
The philosopher’s call to attention reminds me I’m making a difference.
The crowded elevator of opinions
We’ve become convinced that speaking is the most important thing we can do.
When Israeli settlers meet West Bank Palestinians
“How had I not heard these stories and met these people, living 30 years right next to them?” asks Hanan Schlesinger. “How could it be?”
What hope looks like to one Palestinian
Akram al-Waara sits in a refugee camp and makes art—out of tear gas canisters.
What Christian nationalism is and what to do about it
Pamela Cooper-White details best practices for difficult conversations that privilege listening, reflexivity, curiosity, and care.
November 6, Ordinary 32C (Haggai 1:15b-2:9)
My church is located in the first municipality in the country with a public reparations fund.
Understanding our dependencies
Our cost of living is about far more than the price of essential goods.
Women after incarceration
Anthropologist Jorja Leap bears witness to the struggles of women reentering society through programs designed for men.
Epistles of hope for our time
Randal Jelks and Shaka Senghor both write with realism but not fatalism.
The Presbyterian missionary who became a revolutionary in Iran
“Howard Baskerville believed there was no separation of religion and politics,” says Reza Aslan, “that democracy was a divine gift.”
On Native land
Land acknowledgments can do a lot of good—if they’re rooted in solid process and relationships.
When the Four Horsemen ride again
Climate change will have religious consequences, especially in the Global South.
A liturgy in the borderlands
Alvaro Enciso plants crosses where migrants have died, to keep them from disappearing into oblivion.
We need ritual for our collective grief
Going through the motions together can move us toward healing.
Mary, Joseph, and a tea vendor named Sami
In Luke’s Advent story, Bethlehem’s economy is central—and it looks a lot like Bethlehem’s economy today.