Faithful involvement in elections
“You cannot divorce religion from politics or separate Christians from the duties of secular citizenship,” writes Holly Hollman.
Democracy in action
“On a beautiful March evening in the nation’s Capitol building, I experienced a hopeful moment of representative democracy,” writes Amanda Tyler about her experience attending the State of the Union address.
Black Baptists meet in historic convening to address critical issues facing the community
For only the second time in history, the four Black Baptist denominations — the National Baptist Convention USA, Progressive National Baptist Convention, National Baptist Convention in America, and the National Missionary Baptist Convention — held a joint meeting in Memphis, Tenn., from Jan. 22-25, 2024.
Reflections on ‘(Dis)belief’
Jaziah Masters shares the impact of the Religious Freedom Mobile Institute’s conversations between Black Church leaders and Black nontheists, reimagining the religious landscape of Black America.
Extremists for justice
We live in an extreme moment — one that calls us to be extremists: extremists for justice, extremists for love.
The myth of American ‘chosenness’
In her lecture titled “The Myth of American ‘Chosenness,’” Dr. Catherine Brekus traced the development of white Christian nationalism from Puritan leader John Winthrop’s 1630 “city on a hill” sermon to its inspiration of the MAGA movement in the 21st century.
