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From Fear to Fact: U.S. Citizen Arrested for 'Driving While Latino' in Arizona

Lisa Sharon Harper 4-29-2010

Certain moments in our nation's history have consistently opened the door for the least civil voices to enact evil through civil policy: think the institution of race-based U.S. slavery, the Indian removals, Jim Crow laws, legalized segregation, the federal protection of lynching mobs, and, don't forget, the Japanese internment camps, among others.

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Glenn Beck's Faulty Logic

Valerie Elverton Dixon 4-07-2010
I do not usually watch Glenn Beck's program. So many books, so little time. However, on April 6, while working on another project, my intuitive mind told me to watch Glenn Beck. So, I did.
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The Second-Best Book on Sabbath

LaVonne Neff 4-05-2010

If you read only one book about the Sabbath, it should be Abraham Joshua Heschel's 1951 classic<

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The Sin of Usury

Rachel Anderson 3-30-2010
Recently, on the Call & Response blog, http://faithandleadership.com/blog/02-22-2010/dan-rhodes-congregations-s...
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Kudos and Good News Coverage on the Glenn Beck Social Justice Debate

Ryan Rodrick Beiler 3-26-2010
Last week, Don Miller was SojoFriend #1 for his eloquent framing of the Glenn Beck de
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Elizabeth Warren and Goliath

Jim Wallis 2-11-2010

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The Nazareth Declaration

Multiple Authors 12-30-2009
On November 20, 2009, to considerable media fanfare, a group of 140 senior Christian leaders issued 'The Manhattan Declaration.' In brief, it calls fo
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To Love God is to Love Our Immigrant Neighbors

Multiple Authors 12-28-2009

"We believe the scriptures are God's revelation to humankind (complete, inspired, inerrant, and infallible); the supreme and final authority in testing all claims about what is true and what is right; and therefore, possessing of authority for the total well-being of human

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The Advent Yearning of Families Separated by a Broken System

Liuan Chen Huska 12-18-2009
This Advent, the Church's cry of deep longing and anticipation for her bridegroom strikes a chord straight through my own life.
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Obama's Nobel Speech: What If?

Jarrod McKenna 12-17-2009
What if? What if Obama's speech had not simply referenced Gandhi and King but followed them in following the way of Jesus?
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Irrational Exuberance? You Got That Right!

Charles Gutenson 12-16-2009

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Copenhagen: Three Global Factions and a Volatile Mix of Hope and Despair

Tim Costello 12-11-2009
In search of a global ethic and political will, in freezing weather and the most dispiriting cavernous building under cold grey Copenhagen skies, this search by 34,000 people with 3500 press observ
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Health Care: Keep Your Eyes on the Prize

Jim Wallis 11-16-2009
The following is a memo Jim Wallis has provided to leaders throughout the nation concerning the ongoing issue of abortion within the health care reform debate and the need to find common ground
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The Church-State Debate: Biblical Insiders and Outsiders

Soong-Chan Rah 10-15-2009
A frequently asked question these days relates to the role of the church in civic society.
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Video: Health-Care Hermeneutics with Jon Stewart

Steve Holt 8-28-2009

I need to find something to do until Sept. 13 or thereabouts. The Daily Show is on a three-week vacation until then. (Anyone have a good home remedy for the Stewart Shakes?) I kid.

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President Obama to Participate in Nationwide Call-in on Health Care

Kevin Lum 8-11-2009
Jim Wallis and other faith leaders from across America kicked off "40 Days for Health Reform"
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Beer Diplomacy: What Would Jesus Brew?

Cathleen Falsani 7-31-2009

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God."

- Jesus in the gospel of St. Matthew

"From man's sweat and God's love, beer came into the world."

- St. Arnold of Metz, patron saint of brewers

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Umpires, Perspective, and the Supreme Court

Jim Wallis 7-16-2009

"Judges are like umpires. Umpires don't make the rules; they apply them. The role of an umpire and a judge is critical. They make sure everybody plays by the rules.

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'Win Over' or 'Love On' for Jesus?

Eugene Cho 7-15-2009
I'm currently rockin' in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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Self-Segregation In Social Networks

Linda Leigh Hargrove 6-23-2009
Every day across America we see self-segregation in lunchrooms, in classrooms, and in church pews on Sunday morning. But how about online?

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