Sojourners

Sojourners magazine is a monthly publication that focuses on progressive Christian views and is associated with the American Christian social justice group, Sojourners, which originated from the Sojourners Community. The magazine made its debut in 1971, initially titled The Post-American. It offers a range of editorials and articles that discuss the intersection of Christianity and politics, the role of the church in social issues, social justice topics, and aspects of Christian living. Common themes in its articles include fair trade practices, interfaith dialogue, efforts for peace, and initiatives aimed at reducing poverty. The magazine is based in Washington, D.C.

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They Denied Themselves Indulgence in Everything - Except Their Art

6 days ago | sojo.net | Cassidy Klein

“ON EARTH AS it is in heaven,” wasn’t simply a prayer for the Shakers, a small Protestant sect that practiced communal living and peaked in the mid-19th century: It was the bedrock of their lives.
When Christian Summer Camps Get It Right

6 days ago | sojo.net | Heather Brady

WE WERE DEEP in the thick heat of a Virginia summer when my teenage campers gathered to argue one night on the volleyball court. It was 2011 and I was a counselor at Camp Hanover, a Presbyterian summer camp and retreat center. It was my third summer working at the outdoorsy camp, and prior experience with campers told me this group was at a breaking point. The issue that divided them? Whether it was okay to be queer and Christian.
Lessons From a Local Political Campaign

6 days ago | sojo.net | Liuan Huska

AFTER THE NOVEMBER 2024 elections, I felt called to local community action. As I voiced despair to my therapist over the demise of democracy on a national level, she asked, “What is within your circle of control?” A friend had just decided to run for mayor of our town. This was one area where I could do something. As a journalist, I typically don’t support specific candidates publicly.
‘The Life of Chuck’ Is Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

1 week ago | sojo.net | Abby Olcese

Commenting on his novella The Life of Chuck, published in 2020 in the collection If It Bleeds, Stephen King said, "What I can say is that I've always felt that each one of us — from the kings and princes of the realm, to the guys who wash dishes at Waffle House, and the gals who change beds in turnpike motels — contains the whole world." In other words, each person, whether rich or poor, important or lowly, carries experiences, feelings, and thoughts that the rest of the world will only ever...
‘You Can’t Pray to Me and Keep Your Guns’

2 weeks ago | sojo.net | Cassidy Klein

Under the steel arch of Hell Gate between Astoria, Queens, and Manhattan, musician Grace Leckey searches her heart. “It feels like an altar / At the base of the bridge,” Leckey sings in “The Ballad of Hell Gate,” an 8-minute folk-rock song from her new sophomore album Hell Gate. “I still pray by that lamppost / And leave unfinished songs like offerings.” Hell Gate is a tribute to both Astoria and to Leckey’s Irish Catholic ancestry, she said in an interview with Sojourners.
The Radical Faith of Walter Brueggemann in 10 Unforgettable Quotes

2 weeks ago | sojo.net | Tyler Huckabee

Walter Brueggemann believed the future was unwritten. The biblical scholar and theologian, who died on June 5 at the age of 92, spent his remarkably prolific career urging Christians to think beyond what is and imagine what could be. That possibility, he believed, was grounded in the hope of a God who desires justice for the marginalized. Brueggemann had a humble spirit, an academic mind, and a poetic soul — but don’t be fooled: He was, above all, a radical.
Raised as a Preacher's Kid, Now She's a Black Butch Lesbian Writing Jesus Songs

3 weeks ago | sojo.net | Josina Guess

I was driving down a gravel road near my home in rural Georgia on a Sunday afternoon this spring when I heard a voice singing on Mountain Stage on my local NPR station. She was singing about a church building adorned with pride flags and the words “Black Lives Matter” posted out front: A scene I don’t see in my town.
Bible Verses About Justice That Everyone Should Know

3 weeks ago | sojo.net | Tyler Huckabee

James Baldwin tells us that “ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.” One proof of Baldwin’s theory is that many Americans believe that the Bible is skeptical of social justice, or even outright hostile to it. You can see this in how many Americans criticize poor people with lines like “God helps those who helps themselves” — a quote that does not appear anywhere in the Bible.
Why Do So Many Christians Fall For Conspiracy Theories?

4 weeks ago | sojo.net | Josiah Daniels

This interview is part of The Reconstruct, a weekly newsletter from Sojourners. In a world where so much needs to change, Mitchell Atencio and Josiah R. Daniels interview people who have faith in a new future and are working toward repair. Subscribe here. Conspiracy theories were fun once. It used to be fun to sit around and argue with your friends about New York City’s sewers being filled with lizard people, Tupac Shakur still being alive, or the government being controlled by a secret society.
The Push to Open the Country’s First Religious Public School Isn’t Over, Proponents Say

4 weeks ago | sojo.net | Nadra Nittle

This story was originally reported by Nadra Nittle of The 19th. Meet Nadra and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. One of the most awaited Supreme Court rulings of the year ended in a deadlocked decision that led to triumph for supporters of church-state separation in schools.