Features
In the Bible, gender is not binary
Queering is for everyone
Notes on (Christian) camp
Mourning Pope Francis—and his limits
Kindled in the wild
Black Christians’ competing solidarities with Israelis and Palestinians
Voices
Isaac S. Villegas
Walking Palestinian children to school
The Israeli government’s expansion of its warfare into the West Bank has me thinking about my time there almost a decade ago.
Julian DeShazier
Knowledge is not enough
Patience, kindness, and love are far more valuable to the formation of our faith communities.
Phil Christman
Reviled for Jesus’ sake
One of the clearest ways God says yes to Christians is when unjust authorities hate us.
Rachel Mann
In times of fear, I return to Julian of Norwich
The medieval mystic offers challenging words for desperate times.
Kelly Brown Douglas
Pauli Murray’s song of hope
Her contributions to this nation can hardly be overstated. The federal government’s attempt to erase them has theological implications.
Books
The criminalized apostles
Jeremy Williams offers an indispensable study of the book of Acts and the rhetoric of crime in the Roman Empire.
The lived religion of restorative justice
Jason Springs immersed himself in justice organizations in Chicago. He offers an account of their peace circles and the hope they cultivate.
The DSM in one hand and the Summa in the other
Psychiatrist Warren Kinghorn mines the theology of Thomas Aquinas to construct a robust vision of mental health.
Pulling Calvin out of predestination’s shadow
Rubén Rosario Rodríguez makes a case for the Reformer as a resource for justice and advocacy work.
Is slavery integral to Augustine’s theology?
Toni Alimi and Matthew Elia each make the case that it is. Their books demand a reckoning.
Departments
Who are our neighbors?
