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Sojourners Magazine: August 2025

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Love it or hate it, Jesus Christ Superstar keeps rising anew.

Features

‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ caused a holy ruckus when it debuted; five decades later, it still does.
by
Jim McDermott
Magazine
Features
Long before J.D. Vance spread lies about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, Warren Copeland led the city with a politics of welcome.
by
James Huffman
Jessica Moerman doesn’t want evangelicals to dismiss climate change as a purely “liberal” concern.
by
Gaea Cabico

Voices

Voices
Tell It Slant
The adage “follow the money” may apply.
by Julie Polter
Voices
From The Editors
An introduction to the August 2025 issue of ‘Sojourners.’
by The Editors
Voices
Commentary
The Episcopal Church ended a 40-year history of working with the U.S. government to welcome refugees. Why?
by
Craig D. Stewart
Eighty years after the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, how can Christians abolish the first global threat entirely of humanity’s own making?
by
Jonathan Frerichs
Voices
Columns
On cultural preservation, Arturo Schomburg, and “vindicating evidences.”
by
José Humphreys III
When it comes to climate negotiations, there may be a silver lining to the horror that is Trumpism.
by
Bill McKibben
Voices
Eyewitness
On one side of the street is an asphalt company. But on the other is farmland full of fruits and vegetables.
by
C.W. Harris

Vision

Vision
Culture
‘Murderbot’: An unlikely example of how good storytelling helps us walk through the world.
by
Abby Olcese
Biblical Moses sought to prevent revelry; Soccer Moses lives to promote it.
by
Josiah R. Daniels
And then the nose is space / And this part is nature / And this part is people / And all of it is God.
by
Josina Guess
Vision
Books
Melanie R. Hill’s new book delights in “womanist sermonic practice.”
by
Deirdre Jonese Austin
Three culture recommendations from our editors.
by
The Editors
In ‘Land Power,’ Michael Albertus explores the past two centuries of large social redistributions of land.
by
Colton Bernasol
Vision
Poetry
Vision
Living The Word
August reflections on scripture from the Revised Common Lectionary, Cycle C.
by
Dong Hyeon Jeong
Vision
H'rumphs
We’ve put together a list of (unverified) hometown facts about Pope Leo (Chicago Man) XIV.
by
Jenna Barnett