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The Complicated Legacy of Jesse Jackson

Six Christian leaders reflect on the civil rights giant’s triumphs and tragedies.

The Bulletin

Rubio’s Speech, Nancy Guthrie Missing, and Summer of Our Discontent

Mike Cosper, Clarissa Moll

Marco Rubio’s message to Europe, NBC host’s mother is still missing, and Thomas Chatterton Williams on race and identity.

News

How CT Editors Carl Henry and Nelson Bell Covered Civil Rights

Michael D. Hammond

Trying to stake out a sliver of space for the “moderate evangelical,” the magazine sometimes left readers confused and justice ignored.

20 Black Leaders Who Inspired the Church

Compiled by Haleluya Hadero and Sho Baraka

African American Christians reflect on Rebecca Protten, Vernon Johns, and other thinkers who influenced their faith. 

We Become Our Friends’ Enemies by Telling Them the Truth

Our corrupt political and racial discourse teaches us to judge by identity and ideology instead of honestly testing the spirits and assessing the fruit.

Trump’s Racist Post Deserves Outrage

Evangelicals who back the president should no longer contort themselves to support a morally bankrupt leader.

Review

Reckoning with Race, Immigration, and Power

Three books to read this month on politics and public life.

News

Died: Claudette Colvin, Unsung Civil Rights Pioneer

As a teenager, Colvin challenged Montgomery’s segregation law and prevailed.

Young Christians Can Stay in the Black Church

Michael Lyles II

A legalistic congregation and my own spiritual immaturity made me sour on church. But God and another congregation drew me back.

It’s Not ‘Christian Nationalism.’ It’s Conservative Identity Politics.

George Yancey

Academics and pundits critiquing evangelical voters have misdiagnosed their behavior.

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