Sojourners Magazine: July 2025
A hundred years after the Scopes trial, education is still a testing ground for democracy.
Features
Daring to have spiritual lives that swing toward freewheeling motion, community inclusion, and humor.
From Samoa to New York to Compton, one pastor’s journey to liberation theology.
Voices
The SAVE Act would disproportionately disenfranchise many groups of people — maybe even you.
Rebuilding our social infrastructure will take some old-fashioned tools.
Vision
How Michael Shanks’ film Together uses horror to comment on codependency.
The Shakers eschewed mansions, but their “gift drawings” tell a different story.
A book from feminist theologian Meggan Watterson for women who have not yet learned how to believe in themselves.
Three culture recommendations from our editors.
Youssef Rakha’s The Dissenters felt evocative of the land my father left and loved.
An erasure of an executive order issued by President Donald J. Trump.
July reflections on scripture from the Revised Common Lectionary, Cycle C.
My tummy is not a desk.
When Christian Summer Camps Get It Right
How cabins, canoes, campfires, and questions can nurture deep spiritual growth.
My Foremothers Had Resolve. Will We?
Historically Black denominations must reclaim their prophetic roots, and white denominations need to tell the truth.