Elaina Ramsey

Assistant Editor

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Elaina Ramsey is grateful for the editorial team for taking her on and is honored to be a part of the Sojourners community.

Through her previous experiences as a youth minister in the South Bronx and a community organizer for various nonprofits (and a presidential campaign), Elaina comes to Sojourners magazine with a passion for all things theological and political.

She received her bachelor's degree from Capital University, where she studied international relations, sociology, and music. She holds an MTS from Wesley Theological Seminary, as well as a master's degree in international peace and conflict resolution from American University.

Elaina thinks the best of each of us in born in community. She enjoys hearing other people's stories and weaving them together to share the Good News--God's story of restoration, redemption, and reconciliation for the world.

Elaina is married to a Methodist pastor and resides in northern Virginia. She is an avid singer, runner, and Groupon collector. She can also be found trying to desperately learn Spanish in order to speak with her in-laws.

Blog Posts by Elaina Ramsey

Crisis and Empathy at the Border

Posted by Elaina Ramsey 4 days 17 hours ago

In March of this year, U.S. and Mexican citizens gathered together on both sides of the border fence to honor the memory of Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez. Five months earlier, Rodriguez, of Nogales,...

In Remembrance of Gordon Cosby

Posted by Elaina Ramsey 8 weeks 3 days ago

Last Wednesday morning, the Sojourners community lost an extraordinary friend with the passing of Gordon Cosby. In honor of the life and witness of this beloved brother of Christ, we offer this...

A Westboro Change of Heart

Posted by Elaina Ramsey 15 weeks 1 day ago

Picketing the funerals of soldiers. Protesting against female pastors. Condemning gays and lesbians to hell. You name it, the members of Westboro Baptist Church have done it. As the June 2012...

V-DAY: Stop Violence Against Women

Posted by Elaina Ramsey 16 weeks 3 days ago

Each day, more women and girls are subjected to sexual slavery and trafficked against their will. Women are vulnerable to rape and violence at the hands of strangers on a bus or even by their own...

What Would Dr. King's Fight Be Today?

Posted by Elaina Ramsey 17 weeks 4 days ago

As our nation celebrates the legacy of Martin Luther, King Jr., I can’t help but wonder what injustices Dr. King would fight against today. Would he rail against the “New Jim Crow” of mass...

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