RLC Network Adelle M. Banks

Adelle M. Banks

Adelle M. Banks, production editor and a national reporter, joined RNS in 1995. An award-winning journalist, she previously was the religion reporter at the Orlando Sentinel and a reporter at The Providence Journal and newspapers in the upstate New York communities of Syracuse and Binghamton.

8 over 80: At 92, John Perkins still mobilizes Christian communities

Adelle M. Banks

August 10, 2022

Practical Justice, Race, Theology

At 8 a.m. on Tuesdays in July, as usual, John Perkins was participating in his weekly Zoom Bible study. Officially the leader and the attraction for the more than 200 who log on each week, Perkins is far from t...

Faith leaders attend White House celebration of gun control law

Adelle M. Banks and Jack Jenkins

July 12, 2022

Gun Violence, Politics

"Claiborne added that he understood that the bipartisan legislation 'is the most substantial gun reform bill that we’ve seen in 30 years. But what we also heard is how dysfunctional our political process is — because there’s so much more that’s needed.'"

Black Women Cracking ‘Stained-Glass Ceilings’ with Jesus’ 7 Last Words

Adelle M. Banks

April 19, 2019

Race, Theology, Women

"Space is finally being made for us to edify God’s people."

#ChurchToo Supporter Karen Swallow Prior Builds Bridges Between the Extremes

Adelle M. Banks

August 22, 2018

Church Life, LGBTQ+, Politics, Theology

Prior says the truth is somewhere in the middle.