Revolutionary Love in an Era of Rage
We did something that was previously unthinkable. We asked: who is the one person we have not yet tried to love? We decided to call Balbir Uncle’s murderer.
Ramadan, A Shared Table & Following Jesus
JULY 29, 2013 | BY: JON HUCKINS -- Muslim communities around the United States are often subject to hatred, discrimination and scapegoating...
Was the Iraq War Worth It? A Christian Reflection for the Tenth Anniversary of the Invasion
BY: CRAIG M. WATTS -- Was the invasion of Iraq worth it? Not by any definition of “worth” that I believe is supported by the gospel...
Interrupting Inequality — from Wall Street to Your Street
BY: SHANE CLAIBORNE -- Ten years ago, we threw a party on Wall Street. It was one year after 9/11 and nine years before...
Interfaith Misunderstanding in America
It's been a great year for interfaith misunderstanding in America.
There was a U.S. senator's wild allegation about Islamic extremists infiltrating the American government.
There are the ridiculous -- and ongoi...
Clarence Jordan Never Said, “Nothing can be done.”
Clarence Jordan and Millard Fuller -- Photo Courtesy of Fuller Center for Housing
This Sunday marks what would have been the 100th birthday of farmer and New Testament scholar Clarence Jordan (July 29, 1912...
A Theology of America's Zombie Apocalypse
Zombie. Image by Aaron Amat /shutterstock
First, Ronald Poppo had most of his face eaten off by Rudy Eugene, and now, Alexander Kinyua reportedly killed his roommate, Kujoe Bonsafo Agyei-Kodie and then a...
How 9/11 has Shaped our Collective Struggle
The events of 9/11 retain a powerful grip on our collective consciousness. Nearly every American adult can answer “what were you doing during the attacks?” Personally and collectively, we’ve been profoundly...
10 Years After 9/11: The Good and the Bad
On the morning of September 11, 2001, I was at home in Washington, D.C. getting ready to go to Sojourners' office. I was upstairs listening to the news on NPR when I heard the first confusing report of ...
Letter from a Young Evangelical to the Muslim World
Salaam aleikum, shalom, and peace be with you at the end of your holy month of Ramadan and on the eve of a reflective and solemn moment for Americans on the Tenth Anniversary of 9/11.
Many who share my eva...