Issue: July 2017
Cover Story
Are we seeking the "welfare of the city," or just our own?
Feature
Despite challenges, faith-based groups continue the work of refugee resettlement in the U.S.
The blockade of Gaza has created a humanitarian crisis, and hopelessness. But the outside world has the power to offer a lifeline.
The world hurts everywhere, including in our social media feeds.
Commentary
Grief is a part of peacemaking.
Diplomatic options with North Korea are limited—but the alternatives are unthinkable.
A Mennonite church joins the santuary movement—again—in the face of Trump's actions against immigrants.
Culture Watch
She survived an attack with acid. Her revenge? Working against gender violence.
'Come From Away,' written by Irene Sankoff and David Hein; directed by Christopher Ashley.
Nearly sixty years before Ferguson, a mother took a sacred stand against white terrorism.
Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom, by Thomas E. Ricks. Penguin Press.
Jessi Colter and Lenny Kaye make a Spirit-driven musical odd couple.
Departments
Mayfield’s article is a challenge to Christians making new church homes in urban areas.
Columns
The 'cohesive sentiment' of civil religion cannot create cooperation in a diverse nation.
Under Trump, the dangers to civil liberty and fair elections should not be underestimated.
It is not a far step from the tyranny of money to the tyranny of despots.