Peace & Nonviolence

Julius Jones was spared by a governor who prayed. Let’s all now pray to end the death penalty.

November 23, 2021

General, Peace & Nonviolence, Practical Justice

The irony cannot be missed. Christians all over the world were praying that a Christian governor would not execute a fellow Christian brother who is almost assuredly innocent.

The Mark of Cain: On Who Deserves to Live

Morf Morford

November 10, 2021

Global, Peace & Nonviolence, Theology

Killing in the name of God should be the ultimate oxymoron – the most extreme self-canceling, obvious-to-all contradiction.

American Altar: Poetry, Gun Violence, and the Gods to Whom We Sacrifice

Michael Stalcup

September 24, 2021

Art, Peace & Nonviolence, Practical Justice

We Americans are much slower to see the idols of our own times and cultures.

The Wrong Debate: On Alabama’s New Gas Chamber

Chris Brown

September 14, 2021

Peace & Nonviolence, Politics, Practical Justice

As states grapple with how to resume killing, the only debate seems to be over the method.

The Amnesia of ‘Never Forget’

Bjorn Philip Beer

September 9, 2021

Global, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics

Abroad, “never forget” hides a slow forgetting of the universal morality to which we once aspired as a country.

Faith Leaders Gather in Houston in Response to Gun Violence

Kathryn Post

September 8, 2021

General, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics

The Red Letter Christians’ gathering went on despite the cancellation of the NRA event.

For Afghanistan, Hospitality is the Least We Should Do

Bill Mefford

August 25, 2021

Global, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics

This knowledge should lead us to lament the terrible damage we have caused, and this should then shape how we move forward.

Healing Our Divides: Why This Matters

Brian McLaren

August 23, 2021

Books, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics

In large part, that’s why we become so persistently polarized, and that’s why our divisions can intensify to the point of mutual fear, hatred, and hellish violence.

With Red and Blue Fingerprints on Afghanistan Horror, a Call to Grieve

Mark Bauer

August 17, 2021

Global, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics

Acknowledge the brokenness that could produce such gut-wrenching darkness. Internalize. And then get to work . . .

How Sunday Schools Can Help Prevent Gun Violence

Rosalind Hughes

August 14, 2021

Church Life, Family and Parenting, Peace & Nonviolence, Practical Justice

As we return to Sunday School or youth programming, we have an opportunity — whether it takes place in person or online — to inform and educate families as we ask for their information to register their young people.

Julius Jones was spared by a governor who prayed. Let’s all now pray to end the death penalty.

The Mark of Cain: On Who Deserves to Live

American Altar: Poetry, Gun Violence, and the Gods to Whom We Sacrifice

The Wrong Debate: On Alabama’s New Gas Chamber

The Amnesia of ‘Never Forget’

Faith Leaders Gather in Houston in Response to Gun Violence

For Afghanistan, Hospitality is the Least We Should Do

Healing Our Divides: Why This Matters

With Red and Blue Fingerprints on Afghanistan Horror, a Call to Grieve

How Sunday Schools Can Help Prevent Gun Violence

Where Is Jesus in the Pandemic Protests?

Protecting What We Have

Can Theology Be an Idol?

On Thanksgiving: An Honest Home in the Uncomfortable ‘Both’

The Time is Now for Justice for Caregivers