Books – Red Letter Christians

Why We’re Glad Our Publisher Isn’t Backing The ‘God Bless The USA’ Bible

Shane Claiborne, Lisa Sharon Harper, Soong-Chan Rah, Jemar Tisby and Doug Pagitt

May 26, 2021

As authors published by Zondervan, a division of HarperCollins Christian Publishing known for its NIV Bibles, and activists against Christian nationalism, we were alarmed at this news, first reported by Religion Unplugged. We’re delighted today that Zondervan announced it will not support this Bible.

John Wayne, Jesus, and The End of Innocence

Rachel Ophoff

May 18, 2021

Books, Politics, Theology

The short answer, according to Dr. Kristin Kobes Du Mez, is that a man like Donald Trump is exactly whom they were expecting. Nothing like Jesus. But a lot like John Wayne.

A Review of #ChurchToo: How Purity Culture Upholds Abuse and How to Find Healing

Melanie Springer Mock

April 22, 2021

Books, Practical Justice, Theology

Allison’s work should compel Christians to contemplate the destruction wrought by purity culture, in our churches and homes and summer camps and institutions: in other words, every place where people thought they were safe, until the church leaders in their lives failed them, all in the name of purity.

No ‘Normal’ Way to Heal

Christie Love

April 9, 2021

Books, Church Life, General

No one fully appreciates normal until it is taken away, and often normal slips away in the blink of an eye with little warning or preparation.

Gather Round the Forge (An Excerpt from Beating Guns)

RLC Editor

April 8, 2021

Books, Peace & Nonviolence, Practical Justice

Not many people get argued into thinking differently, but experiences and stories move us, especially when we have the humility to listen and to view ...

Sandbox Revolution: Raising Kids for a Just World

Lydia Wylie-Kellerman

April 6, 2021

Books, Family and Parenting, Practical Justice

I think am learning more and more that the best parenting I can do is to let my kids lead and to let them change me.

Christian Patriarchy Is Just Patriarchy

Beth Allison Barr

March 29, 2021

Books, Church Life, Women

Christian patriarchy does not remain confined within the walls of our homes. It does not stay behind our pulpits. It cannot be peeled off suit coats like a name tag as evangelical men move from denying women’s leadership at church to accepting the authority of women at work or women in the classroom.

Moving from Exclusion to Embrace in the Gender Conversation

Vincent Gil

March 26, 2021

Books, Church Life, LGBTQ+

My hope is that this work will become a resource and a way to respond, understanding very well that there’s still a whole lot more to unravel.

On the Anniversary of the Shut-Down: A Prayer for What Was, Is, and Is to Come

Britney Winn Lee

March 12, 2021

Books, General, Global

It’s been a long road, and it’s not over, though it does seem to be changing. And we felt we couldn’t let this moment pass without marking it together in some way.

How Not to be a Crappy Christian

Michael Snarr and Nicole Johnson

February 16, 2021

Books, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics

As professors—one a politically-engaged theologian and the other a theologically-engaged political scientist—we admit that this situation leaves us concerned and scratching our heads. In our current American context, we wonder: what does it mean to live an authentic life of faith?

Why We’re Glad Our Publisher Isn’t Backing The ‘God Bless The USA’ Bible

John Wayne, Jesus, and The End of Innocence

A Review of #ChurchToo: How Purity Culture Upholds Abuse and How to Find Healing

No ‘Normal’ Way to Heal

Gather Round the Forge (An Excerpt from Beating Guns)

Sandbox Revolution: Raising Kids for a Just World

Christian Patriarchy Is Just Patriarchy

Moving from Exclusion to Embrace in the Gender Conversation

How Not to be a Crappy Christian

Consistent and Faithful Witnesses

The Church Is Not a Business

How the Year of Jubilee Challenges Us to Confront Monopoly Power

Lovers of Peace Must Organize

The ‘Single-Issue Voter Club’ and the Fight Against Gun Violence