Contemporary Social Issues

What does our faith have to say about film? Music? Art? Fashion? Comedy? Or all the rest of popular culture? How can the Ancient of Days possibly k...

Pop music, piercings and peers. The familiar issues that create conflict between parents and children belie the rapid rate of cultural change surro...

When we hear the word 'idol' we tend to think of football players or pop stars. We may even remember that some people's religion meant worshipping ...

Airports are in chaos as a terror plot is uncovered. Suicide bombers bring cities to a standstill. Schoolchildren are massacred in their classrooms...

"The only good Christian is a dead Christian." In our heated cultural environment, comments like this are increasingly common. Sometimes Christian...

What can I do about human trafficking? What can my church do about slavery? The realities of modern-day slavery can seem daunting, and sometimes ...

We live in a cultural moment where the definition of “woman” eludes the keenest of thinkers and brightest of scientists, where one’s biological sex...

When one hears the word “economics,” it is easy to conjure up images of charts, graphs, and spreadsheets. One might think of traders, clamoring to ...

We’re living in a stressed-out world. According to a poll from the American Psychological Association more than a quarter of U.S. adults say they’r...

In The Body God Gives: A Biblical Response to Transgender Theory, Robert S. Smith argues that God intends a person’s gender to be grounded in the r...

God is calling us to live differently.

Invites the reader to climb down from the barricades of the culture and political wars, and discover a Christian faith capable of bringing people t...

A unique, conversation-based experience that pastors facilitate for their communities.

Lead your congregation to see and solve problems of race and justice in your community.

What science and the Bible say about same-sex love.

Western civilization is facing a critical moment. Foreign enemies sensing its weakness are circling. Internally, the West is being consumed by divi...

Scott M. Coley examines how white American evangelicals have used religious propaganda in the service of right-wing politics.

Reflections on personal and congregational struggles caused by divergences between traditional Christian doctrine and contemporary evangelical cult...

A history and analysis of conservative views on religious freedom in America.

A personal reflection on discrepancies between institutional Christianity and the ideals embodied by Jesus

Cheryl Miller explains how restorative justice practices can promote healing after sexual assault.

Bekah McNeel analyzes whose suffering is privileged in US political narratives and how to heal both this suffering and our alienation by following ...

First-hand accounts of migrants and citizens working together for immigrant justice, interpreted through a theological lens.

A treatise on remembering and forgiving in an age of abuse and atrocity.

Colleen Mary Mallon, OP, reflects on her experience implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at a Catholic secondary school.

A theologically and historically informed treatise on a Christian approach to politics that foregrounds the priorities of God’s kingdom instead of ...

A fascinating history of dispensationalism and its influence on popular culture, politics, and religion 

An evangelical argument for resisting Christian nationalism.

Michael W. Austin argues that nationalism contradicts both American values and Christian virtues.

Educating for faith and justice in a violent world requires an imaginative unlearning and unmaking of the values of violence.

Amidst the ongoing turmoil of the Middle East, where virtual civil wars are erupting on every side, a remarkable peace process is taking place. Cha...

If You Want to Change the World, Change the University Our culture is undergoing radical change. We see evidence of this cultural revolution all ar...

"That all of them may be one, Father...So that the world may believe" (from John 17:21) The Lord Jesus' High Priestly Prayer is holy ground. What a...

"That all of them may be one, Father...So that the world may believe" (from John 17:21) The Lord Jesus' High Priestly Prayer is holy ground. What a...

Everyone wants to belong. But what does belonging--to God, ourselves, and each other--look like in the context of living within an empire and its i...

We know what is wrong with purity culture--now we need to know how to heal. Drawing on historical and psychological research, her own personal expe...

If the past few years have taught us anything, it's that by and large the church has failed women. From sexual abuse scandals involving high-profil...

Discuss Tough Topics with Grace, Compassion, and Uncompromising Truth The culture wars are intensifying every day--and our kids and grandkids are c...

Racism is not about hate and ignorance. It's about greed. And it always has been. Black Christian historian Malcolm Foley explores this idea in Th...

What can you do to be a force for racial justice? Many White Christians are eager to fight against racism and for racial justice. But what steps ca...

Global society is changing, and the emerging geopolitical landscape has many of us wondering how we’ll be affected personally. How do we handle the...

Is it possible that one of the biggest obstacles to harmonizing science and faith can finally be overcome? Respected biologist and former atheist S...

It began with the breaking of the bread. On Pentecost Sunday 2024, Australian entrepreneur Philip Ryall and his wife Jennie invited church leaders ...