Is Jemar Tisby’s Bestselling Book About Racism a Fluke?
Publishers tried for years to get evangelical readers to care. Then one succeeded.
The Hidden Figures of the Church
From Fannie Lou Hamer to Breonna Taylor, black women can no longer be erased from the push for racial justice.
25 Black Theologians Who Have Grown Our Faith
Scholars and authors reflect on the significance of African American leaders in the church.
Level Ground at the Cross
Billy Graham drew people together his whole life. In a segregated South, he wrestled with what that should mean.
The Origin Story of Martin Luther King Jr.
How the civil-rights hero honed his preaching skills and prophetic vision at a Northern liberal seminary.
What Is Billy Graham’s Friendship with Martin Luther King Jr. Worth?
Contemporary Christians have mixed takes on late evangelist’s civil rights legacy.
How Christians Can Combat Racism Theologically After Charlottesville
A pair of scholars bring up a new and old approach.
The Angry Martin Luther King
Why we must resist the ‘Santaclausification’ of the great leader.
What Birmingham Means Today
Four lessons for the church from an improbable civil rights triumph.
Why I Changed My Mind About Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech
I’ve been among those who’ve said its popularity has obscured King’s larger message. This year, I’m reconsidering it.