Magazine

Sojourners Magazine: June 2021

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How to deprogram followers of Trumpism and other extremist cults.

Features

Abstract illustrations of ears, hands, and a church building in a sinister red.

When Conspiracy Theories Come To Church

How to deprogram followers of Trumpism and other extremist cults.

by

Gina Ciliberto

Magazine

Features

Illustration of a white person's hand refusing a book being held out by a Black person's hand.

Southern Baptist Seminaries Are Choosing Whiteness Over Witness

Inside the denomination's rejection of critical race theory.

by

Kenyatta R. Gilbert

‘If They Felt Safe ... They Would Not Leave'

Corruption and climate disaster push many people in Honduras and elsewhere to make the uncertain journey north.

by

Gregg Brekke

Voices

Mobilizing Hope

Illustration of a person knocking down a brick wall and seeing a voting booth on the other side.

Building on the Big Lie

The ongoing work for voting rights.

Adam Russell Taylor

President

Voices

From The Editors

Pastor José Chicas spent 1,300 days in sanctuary in Durham, N.C. He returned home in January. / Illustration by Jenny Kroik

From the Editor: June 2021

Christians must put their purchasing power where their morals are.

by Jim Rice

Voices

Commentary

Illustration of hands with many skin colors pushing a lever together.

The Greensboro Model

To accelerate racial justice, we need a national truth commission—lessons and warnings from those who have been there before.

by

Joyce Hobson Johnson, Rev. Nelson N. Johnson

Illustration of a globe with a vaccine vial wrapped around it.

Why Christians in the U.S. Should Demand Global Vaccination Equity

Rejecting the prospect of two parallel worlds.

by

Jonathan D. Quick

Illustration of a hand sticking out of an Amazon box pushing away a library building with books flying out.

Why Is Jeff Bezos Targeting Public Libraries?

Amazon's challenge to big and dangerous thoughts.

by

Danny Duncan Collum

Voices

Columns

Silhouettes of faces looking up toward a sun.

Will White People Choose Beloved Community?

People of European descent have a simple choice.

by

Lisa Sharon Harper

Illustration of hands holding drawings of hearts.

My Wife and I Married on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe

What if sexual identity holds a special place in the complex beauty of the natural order?

by

Rose Marie Berger

Voices

Eyewitness

A photo of the Texas power grids during the power outage in February.

‘This Isn't a Mechanical Failure, It's a Failure of Policy'

Texas ought to have a climate plan because that's the loving thing to do.

by

Bee Moorhead

Vision

Culture

New & Noteworthy: March For Our Lives, Performance Art, and More

Three culture recommendations from our editors.

by

The Editors

A vintage photo of two Black women laughing and playing instruments in church.

Beyond the Sanctuary: The Lives of Black Churchgoing Women

Fiction writer Deesha Philyaw explores their complexities.

by

Rebecca Riley

A scene from 'Work In Progress' shows Abby, the main character, at a club in pink light.

The Book of Abby

Showtime's Work In Progress plumbs pain and humor.

by

Da’Shawn Mosley

A Black man and a white man "high-fiving" each other with their elbows.

If a Coalition Can Happen Here, It Can Happen Anywhere

An unlikely partnership in Kentucky.

by

Danny Duncan Collum

Vision

Books

The cover of 'The Prophets' by Robert Jones, Jr. features silhouettes of faces in teal, blue and white.

Their Love Belongs to Them

A review of Robert Jones Jr.'s The Prophets.

by

Elinam Agbo

What Is the News Doing to Our Hearts?

A review of Jeffrey Bilbro's Reading the Times.

by

Greg Williams

Vision

Poetry

Infinite Jest

A poem.

by

Jeffrey Thomson

Vision

Living The Word

God Does Not Leave Us ‘Earthlings’ Behind

June reflections on the Revised Common Lectionary, Cycle B.

by

Isaac S. Villegas

Vision

H'rumphs

Making Your Next Ballot Count ... And Count Again

From our guest humor columnist.

by

Joey Chin