Red Letter Christians

Tyre Nichols. Tyre Nichols. Tyre Nichols. Say His Name!

January 27, 2023

General, Peace & Nonviolence, Practical Justice, Race

Say his name… #TyreNichols His life matters. It more than matters - his life was, and is, precious. He should still be alive. RLC Editor's Note: The post and video below were originally shared on the RLC bl...

What Is an Orphaned Believer?

Sara Billups

January 25, 2023

Christian Nationalism, General, Interfaith, Revival, Theology

God loves the sojourner. Deuteronomy 10:18 says, “He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you.” When I talk about orphaned believers, I mean two things. ...

John Francis O’Mara’s “Kill the Dreamer” and Dr. Martin Luther King: The Story of the Song

RLC Editor

January 19, 2023

General

Back in 2003, singer/songwriter/musician and activist John Francis O'Mara was inspired to write a song, "Kill the Dreamer", that only grows in intensity and meaning every day. Like the dream that can never be k...

It’s Time for a Franciscan Renaissance

Brian McLaren and Patrick Carolan

January 18, 2023

Church Life, Creation & Environment, General, Interfaith, Peace & Nonviolence, Practical Justice, Revival, Theology

Editor's Note: This piece was originally published in TRENDS in Global Grassroots Organizing, December 2022 issue. We live in a time of conflict and polarization — in the church in its various forms and...

Shane Claiborne, Co-Director of Red Letter Christians, Honored with the 2023 Beloved Community Social Justice Award from The King Center

RLC Editor

January 17, 2023

Press Releases

Annually, The King Center leads the observance of the national holiday commemorating the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Beloved Community Awards is one of the marquee programs of this week-long holida...

As We Enter Black History Month, ‘Do Not De-Radicalize King’

Otis Moss III

January 16, 2023

Christian Nationalism, General, Immigration & Refugees, Interfaith, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics, Practical Justice, Race, Revival, Theology

Editor’s Note: Originally published on the RLC Blog January 31, 2018. Editor’s Note: As we move towards the month where we celebrate the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., into Black History M...

Philadelphia Activist Shane Claiborne to be honored at The King Center’s 2023 Beloved Community Awards

RLC Editor

January 9, 2023

Peace & Nonviolence, Press Releases

Author, Activist, & Co-Founder of Red Letter Christians to be honored alongside Dolly Parton For immediate release Press Contact: Mary Grace Puszka January 9, 2023 | Philadelphia, PA - Shane ...

To the Christian Nationalists Who Attacked the Capitol in Jesus’ Name

Shane Claiborne and RLC Editor

January 6, 2023

Christian Nationalism, General, Interfaith, Practical Justice, Revival

Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared in Religion News Service. In the New Testament's Letter of Paul to the Galatians, the apostle Paul wrote, “I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting ...

January 6 Shows Us the Path to Religious Freedom is Not Christian Nationalism

Auburn Senior Fellows

January 6, 2023

Christian Nationalism, General, Peace & Nonviolence

Political pundits will fine tooth comb the January 6 committee’s highly anticipated report. As faith leaders, that is not our job. Our work is to reach into the moral conscience of our country, into the core va...

Becoming a New Person

Morf Morford

January 5, 2023

General, Interfaith, Practical Justice

The new year, in every calendar and every tradition, is usually both a time of reflection and a time of renewal. In most, if not all traditions, it is an affirmation of the desire and hope that we can be, an...