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The ‘Whole Counsel of God’ Requires Seeking Justice—and Naming Sin
An excerpt from Don’t Let Nobody Turn You Around on family history, gospel music, and the great Christian legacy of the Civil Rights Movement.
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.
The Bulletin
Epstein Distractions, Coldplay Kiss Cam, and Christians in Gaza
The Bulletin discusses Trump’s tactics for sidestepping the Epstein conversation, the Coldplay jumbotron incident, and Israeli strikes on churches in Gaza and the West Bank
Not Just Any Hope Will Do
Biblical hope is not selfish, aggressive, or complacent. It’s not naive or scared of suffering. It rests on the foundation of Jesus Christ.
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.
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.
Racial Unity Is Out of Style
Christians’ race debate is increasingly a battle between those blind to the sin of racism and those convinced racism and sexism are the only sins.
This Great and Complicated Place
Chaos or Community: Where Do We Go From Here?
The pilot episode explores the intricate relationship between race, space, and community in American cities.
Review
An Evangelical’s Warning to Evangelical Christian Nationalists Aims Beyond the Easy Targets
Joel Looper’s prophetic arrow pierces Trump sycophants and revered historical figures alike.