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Jonathan Merritt

Jonathan Merritt is senior columnist for Religion News Service and a contributing writer for The Atlantic. He has published more than 2500 articles in outlets like USA Today, The Week, Buzzfeed and National Journal. Jonathan is author of "Jesus is Better Than You Imagined" and "A Faith of Our Own: Following Jesus Beyond the Culture Wars." He resides in Brooklyn, NY.

Why Paige Patterson’s Apology May Not Be Enough

Jonathan Merritt
May 14, 2018
Church Life, General, Theology, Women
Paige Patterson has done what none could have predicted: He’s given America’s largest Protestant denomination two black eyes.

How American Christians Can Break Free from ‘Slaveholder Religion’

Jonathan Merritt
May 8, 2018
Books, Church Life, Politics, Race, Theology
I don’t know how to explain Trumpvangelicals apart from white Christianity’s long history of justifying and defending white supremacy. How else do you reconcile “America first” with “the last shall be first”?

Sexuality, Race, & Gender: 3 Explosive Insights About America’s 100 Largest Churches

Jonathan Merritt
December 30, 2017
Church Life, LGBTQ+, Race
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Despite the Christian calls to diversity, equality, and justice, America’s megachurches are still lagging in the race department.

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