Magazine
Sojourners Magazine: November 2017
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As people of faith, what is our responsibility to girls and young women who suffer abuse, lash out, and wind up in prison? In the eyes of the criminal justice system, these girls are violent criminals who get what they deserve. But, as Jenna Barnett reminds us in our cover story, no one is ever beyond our compassion and "nobody is the worst thing they have ever done."
Cover Story
We preach compassion for girls who endure abuse and trauma, but what about when those same girls commit crimes?
Donald Trump, Jeff Sessions, and the future of juvenile justice.
Feature
As the Trump administration continues its attacks against immigrants, churches offer sanctuary, and more, to those under threat.
A resurgence of Indigenous identity and activism invites repentance and response from the descendants of European settlers--including Christians.
Commentary
By 2030, half of the Latinos in the U.S. will be Protestant.
We must have confidence that we can achieve a nuclear-free world.
Culture Watch
Waltrina Middleton has found a way to harness the power of pain.
When the English Fall: A Novel, by David Williams. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.
Intercultural Ministry: Hope for a Changing World, Edited by Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Jann Aldredge-Clanton. Judson Press.
The Far Away Brothers: Two Young Migrants and the Making of an American Life, by Lauren Markham. Crown.
The way to deal with the legacy of slavery and the Confederacy is not to honor it or to erase it, but to fully and honestly recognize it.
Steven Soderbergh hits the mark between red-blue reconciliation and comedy.
In Times Like These, by Rev. Sekou featuring Luther and Cody Dickinson. Zent Records.
Departments
What is our responsibility to girls and young women who suffer abuse, lash out, and wind up in prison?
Columns
A scholar and a recent Netflix comedy both tackle the question.
We need to learn from the evil of U.S. slavery and the lie of racial superiority that is still with us.
