Sexism – Red Letter Christians

Make the vision plain on November 8. Vote to save our democracy.

November 7, 2022

How should we respond when our democracy is being torn asunder in the name of our Christian faith? Recently I answered the call of Faithful America and local clergy to go to Batavia, New York, where white Chri...

There Is Only Us, an Excerpt of “Loving the Hell out of Ourselves”

Elaine Heath

October 24, 2022

Church Life, Family and Parenting, Theology, Women

My therapist suggested that I let my feelings out in a controlled environment that was safe. So instead of driving too fast or eating the entire carton of ice cream, or taking a baseball bat and—well, never min...

Identifying Spiritual Abuse

Britney Winn Lee

February 25, 2021

General, Theology, Women

Today, it is darkly comedic, the irony of this moment. At the time, it was crushing. Who was I to propose such a thing? Had I witnessed any of what I thought I’d witnessed?

Why #MeToo Is an American Yom Kippur

Jeffrey Salkin

September 19, 2018

Global, Immigration & Refugees, Interfaith, Politics, Practical Justice, Women

5778 has been the year when, as a society, we confronted the wounds of patriarchy.

Super Bowl 2018: God Will Be Watching

Richard Mouw

February 2, 2018

General, Practical Justice, Theology

While I was not ready to endorse the idea that God actively determines who the winner will be, I did not accept the view of those of my theological colleagues who insisted that God stays rather aloof from what goes on in football games.

Conservative Evangelical Christianity, The Death of America

Chris Kratzer

November 1, 2017

Church Life, Global, LGBTQ+, Politics, Race, Theology

The tenets of true freedom, divine dignity, and equality for all are the ultimate obstacles to conservative evangelical Christianity’s battle to take the hill and lord itself over our country.

Repentance When Taking Bread & Wine

Tony Campolo

July 12, 2017

General, LGBTQ+, Race, Theology

There have been times when, in the face of racism and homophobia, I remained silent and did nothing – and that silence was sin.

Reassessing Religion through ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’

Carol Howard Merritt

April 28, 2017

Books, Church Life, Global, Theology, Women

Yet, in the fog of Margaret Atwood’s story, I realized that I was being sexualized, just in a different way.

From Lament to Healing: Why ‘#ThingsOnlyChristianWomenHear’ Matters

Elaina Ramsey

April 21, 2017

Church Life, Theology, Women

These conversations not only draw attention to the hard truths and injustices within church and society, but also guide us to prayerful acts of repentance and restoration.