Contemporary Social Issues

In an age of relativism, tolerance and political correctness, the church is called to walk in the footsteps of Christ. As his witnesses, we must re...

Just when you thought Jonathan Cahn’s books couldn’t get more explosive, comes … THE DRAGON’S PROPHECY: Israel, the Dark Resurrection, and the End ...

What is critical race theory?It may be one of the most widely referenced issues of the day, but it's also one of the least understood. In its trans...

We are in the business of seeing others, seeing them the way God sees them, and letting them know they have value.Amy L. Williams has spent three d...

O where are the sympathies of Christians for the slave and where are their exertions for their liberation? . . . It seems as if the church were asl...

Men of their time?Jonathan Edwards, John Wesley, and George Whitefield were the three most prominent early evangelicals—and all three were deeply c...

When Western Christians think about God, the default image that comes to mind is usually white and male. How did that happen?Christianity is rooted...

So what are you? Go back where you belong!Majority white American culture has historically marginalized people of color, who at times feel invisibl...

As Christians we're supposed to love our neighbor as ourselves. But we can't stop wondering if we showed welcome to the world, would it change our ...

America the beautiful — founded on the God-given rights of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” — is being systematically destroyed by tho...

Is it possible that what we see taking place at the end of the age is the answer to ancient revelation--and that we are now seeing it unfold? Like ...

A #1 New York Times bestseller, this is a powerful, true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to fix America’s brok...

Neither Christianity nor Marxism are doing well in contemporary Britain. Yet whatever problems might afflict each individually, many consider them ...

Offering an ideal companion volume to Anglican Social Theology (CHP 2014), a range of leading contributors tell the story of Anglican social theolo...

In this very personal work Bryan Stevenson recounts many and varied stories of his work as a lawyer in the US criminal justice system on behalf of ...

American evangelicals are often assumed to be a monolithic political force absolutely unified in their priorities. This collection of articles from...

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...