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Sojourners Magazine: January/February 2025

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An interview with Katherine Stewart, author of Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy, alongside 10 ways to ground ourselves for Trump’s second term.

Features

Top row, from left: David Koch, Erik Prince, Betsy DeVos; Middle row: Charles Koch, Lance Wallnau, John Macarthur, Tim Dunn; Bottom row: Farris Wilks, Jack Hibbs, Richard Uihlein

Decades of investment in a larger anti-democratic movement would not have dissolved even if they had been defeated at the ballot box in this election cycle, says journalist Katherine Stewart.

by
Julie Polter
Magazine
Features
Illustration of a rich man holding up a bag of coins.

And other cautionary tales Jesus offers wannabe billionaires.

by
Ched Myers
Several outlines of figures stand in front of a cloudy background with a warm tint to the sky.

For us to be of any use during the next four years, we must resist the temptation to cower in fear, isolation, exhaustion, and constant disorientation. 

by
Daniel Hunter

Voices

Voices
Tell It Slant
Illustration of two women painted by flames, with a shadowed outline of a third woman in front crossing her arms.

Being brave has never really been my thing. But I’m trying to practice, one day at a time.

by Julie Polter
Voices
From The Editors
Illustration of James Weldon Johnson in front of a field of children playing.

An introduction to the January/February 2025 issue of Sojourners.

by The Editors
Voices
Commentary
Illustration of three doves flying above a blood-red background with barbed wire.

We must be countercultural in an authoritarian regime.

by
Rose Marie Berger
Illustration of Jesus Christ rising from a coffin in front of two Roman guards.

A pastor and comedian on God’s comedic arc in history.

by
Pedro Senhorinha Silva
Voices
Columns
Illustration of a seal, a penguin, and a polar bear on top of a melting glacier with a polluted city skyline in the background.

Let’s take a look at how things are going.

by
Bill McKibben
Abstract illustration of dancing figures with musical notes floating in background.

The surprising power of a two-step and a twirl.

by
José Humphreys III
Voices
Eyewitness
An aerial view of flood damage following Hurricane Helene in Asheville, N.C.

“This area was supposed to be a climate haven.”

by
DeWayne Barton

Vision

Vision
Culture
Richard Goodall putting his hand on his chest as he performs on the America's Got Talent stage.

It’s not just to see people win.

by
Josina Guess
The two main characters, Elwood and Turner, of the film, Nickel Boys, looking up into the camera.

In Nickel Boys, filmmaker Ramell Ross acknowledges injustice, abuse, and repeated heartbreak, but never dwells on it.

by
Abby Olcese

Joy Oladokun’s Observations From a Crowded Room will resonate with all the skeptics who still pray.

by
Jenna Barnett
Portrait of Katharine Bushnell, an American bible translator.

The question of women’s roles in the Bible represents a tower of errors built up over time.

by
Liz Charlotte Grant
Vision
Books
Cover of Even After Everything: The Spiritual Practice of Knowing the Risks and Loving Anyway by Stephanie Duncan Smith

In Even After Everything, Stephanie Duncan Smith shares her story of loss and love with unflinching honesty.

by
Liz Cooledge Jenkins
A still from the film Hard Truths where Pansy is leaning on her sister Chantelle's shoulder.

Three culture recommendations from our editors.

by
The Editors
Vision
Poetry

A poem.

by
Kathleen Gunton
Vision
Living The Word

February reflections on scripture from the Revised Common Lectionary, Cycle C.

by
Celeste Kennel-Shank

January reflections on scripture from the Revised Common Lectionary, Cycle C.

by
Celeste Kennel-Shank
Vision
H'rumphs

Every societal issue can be solved with a good list.

by
Beth Cooper-Chrismon