Contemporary Social Issues

Everyone has an interest in housing, because we all live in some kind of home. While there has been plenty of theological reflection on the natural...

Reconciliation is not true reconciliation without justice! Brenda Salter McNeil has come to this conviction as she has led the church in pursuing r...

It's easy to feel overwhelmed by all of the injustices that we see in the world. We don't know what to do and might think that we don't have anythi...

Historian and theologian Charles Marsh partners with veteran activist John Perkins to chronicle God’s vision for a more equitable and just world. P...

We Carry the Fire  describes a social and political spirituality defined by actions that save families, civilization, and the planet. These actions...

Beloved nun and social activist Joan Chittister, who appeared on Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday, offers a soul-stirring and inspiring guide that speaks ...

The Moral Case for Conservatism is not about a political party, but rather about the philosophy of conservatism. Author Samuel Burgess (Edmund Burk...

In 1968, at the climax of the sixties, Os Guinness visited the United States for the first time. There he was struck by an impression he'd already ...

With humor, and a sharp, easily-readable style, Peter Jarrett-Schell delves deeply into how Whiteness has shaped his life. By telling his story, he...

We can see the injustice and inequality in our lives and in the world. We are ready to rise up. But how, exactly, do we do this? How does one recon...

Susan K. Williams Smith is a minister and activist who has been on the front lines of social and racial justice for many years. As she has marched ...

Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove grew up in the Bible Belt in the American South as a faithful church-going Christian. But he gradually came to realize th...

Why is everyone so angry online? The internet seems to have brought the world together only so we can tear each other apart. Social media platforms...

St. Basil's homilies on the subject of wealth and poverty, although delivered in the fourth century, remain utterly fresh and contemporary. Whether...

"The first step in the reconciliation process," Spencer Perkins writes, "is admitting that the race problem exists and that our inability to deal w...

As a freelance filmmaker, Nikole Lim's career allowed her to step in and out of the lives of marginalized people around the world. But when confron...

How can you join God in the work of justice and restoration in your everyday life? Activism is more than just signing petitions, attending rallies...

Have you ever felt too progressive for conservatives, but too conservative for progressives?Too often, political questions are framed in impossible...

In the wake of the 1992 Los Angeles riots, Fuller Seminary theologian William Pannell decried the sentiment among white evangelicals that racism wa...

What if empathy could save us?Belinda Bauman was living a comfortable life as a wife, mother, and nonprofit leader—but her soul was checked out. Th...

If you've ever browsed the self-help sections of any bookshop, you'd be forgiven for thinking that all we need to do in order to have a better life...

Walking by Faith in Unemployment Canned. Outsourced. Downsized. Given the boot. No matter what you call it, losing your job hurts. It can hit you a...

Wouldn’t it be great if there were accessible answers to our spiritual problems, just like there’s a Smartphone app for calculating a tip or gettin...

"Khristi Lauren Adams's faith was first shaped by her experiences as a Black girl--learning about Scripture from her grandmother, Mama Hattie; ""pl...

Church hurt is a cultural crisis that headlines news stories, fuels documentaries, and trends on social media. Millions of people have endured this...

The conflict between the natural sciences and Christian theology has been going on for centuries. Recent advances in the fields of evolutionary bio...

Islam and Christianity are often presented as violent rivals facing each other across a gulf of insurmountable differences. Yet if Christians are t...

Find your passion. Know your voice. Speak for good. We know what it means to do good. But in today’s tense and complex world, when topics like poli...

In recent years black theology has become increasingly about oppression and liberation. But is there a different story to tell? Can the black exper...

Pornography is no longer looked down on as bad or unhelpful, but is something to enjoy without guilt. Christians work to a different agenda set by ...

There's a deadly truth behind our nation's famine. After reading this book, you will understand the deadly grip of sin and its destructive nature ...

Exploring the Impact of Christianity throughout History In our increasingly secular world, many claim that Christianity is oppressive and toxic. Ch...

Replacing Loneliness with a Biblical Vision of Belonging A local church should be a place of true community and connection—where people belong to G...

A Biblical Vision of Gender Identity Since the beginning of humanity, people have recognised the distinct creation of the male and female gender in...

Prepare Now for America's Fall The enemies of free-market capitalism have launched their final attack. History's most powerful nation soo...

Security cameras, surveillance of your financial transactions, radio frequency spy chips hidden in consumer products, tracking of your Internet sea...

History is clear: Whenever the church has aligned itself with worldly, coercive power, it ends up on the wrong side of important justice issues. Bu...

As an autistic pastor and disability scholar, Lamar Hardwick lives at the intersection of disability, race, and religion. Tied to this reality, he ...

"Susannah Griffith wishes she had spent less time thinking about forgiveness. But as a Christian minister, a biblical scholar, and a survivor of ab...

This book introduces readers to redemptive service, benevolence, and the pursuit of justice. Bringing together expertise in Christian theology and ...

"Today's political and cultural polarization has led to suspicion and animosity in our churches, our workplaces, and even our families. It has also...