Magazine
Sojourners Magazine: April 2018
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Is "evangelical" just another word for white? What values are at stake for the 81 percent of white evangelicals who voted for a president who admits to sexually assaulting women, denigrates people of color, and lies on a regular basis? What does white evangelical support of a man who routinely violates standards of decency say about their own values? In our April cover story, “How Evangelicals Became White,” Kelly Brown Douglas explains how evangelical Christianity became complicit in promoting a “great” America that is based on white supremacy.
Cover Story
For much of American evangelical history, spreading the gospel meant spreading whiteness.
Feature
In states where medically assisted death is legal, how do clergy respond?
Why do Christians who yearn for a more just society decide not to vote?
Commentary
Tax cuts for middle-class Americans come at a painfully high price.
The Johnson Amendment was almost a victim of the Republican tax overhaul.
Culture Watch
A Palestinian Theology of Liberation: The Bible, Justice, and the Palestine-Israel Conflict, by Naim Stifan Ateek. Orbis.
Millennials and the Mission of God: A Prophetic Dialogue, by Andrew F. Bush and Carolyn C. Wason. Wipf and Stock.
Radio Free Vermont: A Fable of Resistance, by Bill McKibben. Blue Rider Press.
Departments
If our beliefs paralyze us from participating in the systems, what good are they?
Columns
Along with nostalgia, Facebook delivers daily reminders that we haven't always been correct...or cool.
A rising tide of youth electoral organizing is pushing back against disappointing politicians.
Civil disobedience can be a critical tactic in the toolbox of social change.
Belief in the supremacy of whiteness has shaped both political parties in the U.S.