Theology

Inclusive Hymn Rewrite Challenge

September 4, 2020

There is nothing gratuitous about the arts right now. They are not added, they are essential—like spirituals in the hell of cotton fields, anti-war songs of the 60s, AIDS blankets and inner city murals and poetry that says what everybody’s tired souls are feeling.

Faith and Politics: Which Guides the Other?

Lisa Sharon Harper

August 31, 2020

Church Life, Politics, Theology

Jesus is someone who really made a change where he was, and his love was sacrificial. If that's the Jesus that we teach, especially in my Evangelical spaces, that would be a game-changer for the way people view politics, for the way people view how change should be done in our country.

We Go There: Abortion

Lisa Sharon Harper

August 27, 2020

Politics, Theology, Women

I theorized maybe this is not so much about being pro-life. If this is the only thing that is guiding your vote, maybe there is something deeper, a kind of a scapegoat mechanism happening.

Repentance and Redemption Inside the White Church

Lisa Sharon Harper

August 26, 2020

General, Politics, Theology

I began with Charles and asked him, “As a Choctaw man who follows Jesus on the Red Road, are there parallels that you see between the politics of the White church today and the politics of the White church in the days of the Choctaw removal?”

The National Town Hall on Evangelical Faith and Politics

Lisa Sharon Harper

August 24, 2020

General, Politics, Theology

Politics, however, is not synonymous with partisanship. Politics is the conversations we have with each other about the decisions we make about how the polis will be led. In fact, our founding president told us that if it ever gets to be too partisan, we will no longer be able to govern. We are at that point.

Silent Doulas: The Problem With Being ‘A Voice for the Voiceless’

Breanna Randall

August 24, 2020

General, Practical Justice, Theology, Women

And in their haste to expedite the birth process, they end up playing not the role of a good birth companion, but of an abuser, an oppressor, of someone who forces a birth too soon. This is the opposite of solidarity.

Compassion Must Trump Conviction

Jon Mathieu

August 20, 2020

Church Life, LGBTQ+, Theology

Just because we use the Bible to make an argument does not mean the argument is loving or correct; just because we say we love someone does not mean we are actually engaged in loving them.

The Strange Theology That Rejects Masks but Embraces Guns

Shane Claiborne

August 14, 2020

General, Peace & Nonviolence, Theology

Gun violence was a national health crisis long before COVID-19 hit us, is still a crisis amid the pandemic, and, unless we take action, will remain a crisis long after.

Untethered: On Exile, Chronic Illness, and Life in a Pandemic

Anna Howard

August 7, 2020

General, Global, Theology

Every wilderness comes with an untethering and a temptation or three that forces us to reexamine our identities. In this reexamination, is a call to discover or redefine our mission in the world.

Wheat and Weeds: Thoughts on Cancel Culture

Britney Winn Lee

August 3, 2020

General, Practical Justice, Theology

When it comes to systemic injustice, we must deconstruct, defund, demolish, dismantle now and with courage. But when it comes to people? We can’t destroy the wheat for the weeds before the harvest.

Inclusive Hymn Rewrite Challenge

Faith and Politics: Which Guides the Other?

We Go There: Abortion

Repentance and Redemption Inside the White Church

The National Town Hall on Evangelical Faith and Politics

Silent Doulas: The Problem With Being ‘A Voice for the Voiceless’

Compassion Must Trump Conviction

The Strange Theology That Rejects Masks but Embraces Guns

Untethered: On Exile, Chronic Illness, and Life in a Pandemic

Wheat and Weeds: Thoughts on Cancel Culture

Why I’m Voting for the First Time in 28 Years

We Ring Our Bells for You, America

For These Next Seven Days: A Prayer for Those Filled With Dread

A More Perfect Idolatry

The Priority of Peaceableness in a Disruptive Election