Tagged Resistance

Scars of Honor: Fighting White Supremacy, Then and Now

October 13, 2020

Politics, Practical Justice, Race

My family has stood up for independence from England, for civil rights, and against fascism. I come from people who fight for what we believe to be right. Now honestly, I never thought I would have to stand up against my own people.

Keeping the Faith: A Call to Prophetic Resistance

October 8, 2020

Politics, Practical Justice, Theology

It is an anthology of dissent consisting of essays and articles by Christians who are calling out the false piousness of the Trump administration. It is a collective work, comprised of voices both Democrat and Republican, conservative and progressive, and from ethnically and demographically diverse backgrounds.

Imagining a Christian Resistance

Bjorn Philip Beer

August 4, 2020

General, Politics, Practical Justice

I became, in a way, an amateur scholar of fascist movements as I studied my family members involvement. What side would I be on? I always asked myself.

A Sabbath of Forced Compliance

July 29, 2020

General, Global, Theology

We enjoy many freedoms in America, but we don’t have the freedom to resist the wheels of commerce. Either we engage or we suffer.

Why Have You Forsaken Us (by The Many)

June 11, 2020

Art, Practical Justice, Race

Lament is a form of protest and resistance to anything that destroys life.

Acting Against the Spirit of the Times: The Challenge of Howard Thurman

February 14, 2020

Peace & Nonviolence, Race, Theology

Thurman’s powerful theological, spiritual, and social contributions are only superficially known in much of the Christian world today.

When Worship Is Resistance: Hymn for the 81%

Shane Claiborne

January 22, 2020

Church Life, Immigration & Refugees, Politics, Theology

It is a love song to the church and a call to repentance.

Learning Resistance and Courage From Ida B. Wells

Catharine Meeks

November 18, 2019

Practical Justice, Race, Theology

The greatest gift that studying Wells has brought to my life is freedom from fear.

An Imaginative Incarnation: The Carnival de Resistance

May 26, 2018

Creation & Environment, Practical Justice, Theology

Everyone loves a story. And scientists have finally caught up with Jesus.

#PoorPeoplesCampaign: 40 Days of Direct Action

Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

May 11, 2018

Church Life, Politics, Practical Justice, Theology

Many people have been organizing and working to introduce an agenda that neither party has been talking about.