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Why Many Black Christians Reject the Evangelical and Mainline Labels

The history of a prominent church pastored by MLK in Alabama shows the reason African Americans often don’t embrace either term.

Black History at the Smithsonian Can’t Be Told with Half-Truths

No institution is above scrutiny, but the Trump administration’s planned overhaul could obscure the work of God in American history.

Review

Racial Reconciliation Is on the Move

The gospel shouldn’t just change our hearts. At times, it should also change our addresses.

My Grandfather’s Greatest Legacy

His life as a pastor in rust-belt Illinois was rich in service, dignity, and the imitation of Christ. I want to follow in his steps.

The Bulletin

LA Immigration Protests and Food Aid to Gaza

The Bulletin discusses the immigration protests in Los Angeles and the complexities of food distribution in Gaza.

MLK’s Famous Letter Changed a DC Church

A newly discovered note from CT’s first editor, Carl Henry, shows how King’s Birmingham Jail missive shifted a white pastor’s view on integration.

The Truth of a Love Supreme

Our politics are bitter and retributive. In the Christians of the Civil Rights Movement, we have a model of a better way.

Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Runaway Girls, Runaway Fears

This is the story of how America’s anxieties in the 1960s turned runaway girls, drugs, and rock-and-roll into a battle between good and evil.

The Unrecognized Great Awakening

Americans talk about Civil Rights as a political movement. But as MLK well knew, it was more than that. It was a revival.

You Are the Light of the Public Square

American Christians can illuminate our country’s politics—if we engage with moral imagination, neighborliness, boldness, and humility.

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