Adam Taylor How Will We Teach Our Kids About Jan. 6? by Adam Taylor of Sojourners https://sojo.net/articles/how-will-we-teach-our-kids-about-jan-6
The Atlantic The End of Trust A very important article from The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/12/trust-recession-economy/620522/
Robert Putnam We successfully weathered that storm once, and we can do it again Perhaps the single most important lesson we can hope to gain from this analysis is that in the past America has experienced a storm of unbridled individualism in our culture,…
Uncategorized US Muslims gave more to charity than other Americans in 2020 Muslim Americans gave more to charity in 2020 than non-Muslims, a new study found. They are also more likely to volunteer, we learned. https://theconversation.com/us-muslims-gave-more-to-charity-than-other-americans-in-2020-170689
Robert P. Jones Study: Most white evangelicals don’t want to live in a religiously diverse country The new American Values Survey from PRRI also shows that 60% of white evangelicals believe the 2020 presidential election was stolen. No other religious group comes close. https://religionnews.com/2021/11/01/study-most-white-evangelicals-dont-want-to-live-in-a-religiously-diverse-country/
Shane Claiborne Weapons into Tools By Christy Berghoef https://blog.reformedjournal.com/2021/09/06/weapons-into-tools/
The Atlantic Some Americans No Longer Believe in the Common Good By Silas House https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/08/some-americans-no-longer-believe-in-the-common-good/619856/
The Guardian Illinois city’s reparations plan was heralded – but locals say it’s a cautionary tale https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/18/evanston-illinois-reparations-plan-cautionary-tale
Uncategorized ‘Homecoming’: 100 years after forceful removal, Nez Perce people celebrate reclaimed land https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2021/07/29/oregon-nez-perce-tribe-celebrate-reclaimed-reservation-land-history-treaty-chief-joseph-amsaaxpa/5424269001/
Parker Palmer If we are to survive and thrive, we must hold its divisions and contradictions with compassion, lest we lose our democracy. I discovered a book that helped me understand how heartbreak and depression - two of the most isolating and disabling experiences I know - can expand one’s sense of connectedness…
Robert Putnam An increasingly cutthroat social and economic contest Some Americans have reacted to these many forms of dislocation by turning on their perceived adversaries in an increasingly cutthroat social and economic contest. Racism and gender discrimination persist and…
Vote Common Good Faith Groups Launch New Curriculum in Bid to Address Surge in Christian Nationalism https://www.newsweek.com/faith-groups-launch-new-curriculum-bid-address-surge-christian-nationalism-1606701
Robin DiAngelo Identity Politics The United States was founded on the principle that all people are created equal. Yet the nation began with the attempted genocide of Indigenous people and the theft of their…
Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons Jesus calls us This book focuses on the type of progressive Christian political engagement championed by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and many others in the public square and outside the walls…
Parker Palmer Creative tension-holding If we want to “create a politics worthy of the human spirit,” we must find ways to bridge our differences, whether they are defined by age, gender, class, race, ethnicity,…
Telos Evangelical Christians must rethink their reflexive support for Israel By Greg Khalil from Telos. Four reasons evangelicals are reluctant to support equality for Palestinians and Israelis publicly. https://religionnews.com/2021/05/27/evangelical-christians-must-rethink-their-reflexive-support-for-israel/
Robert Putnam Corporations’ outsized power But the departure from our past is visible not only in rising inequality and resultant pessimism - it is also apparent in the institutions that increasingly define our nation. Corporate…
Uncategorized A short history of the long conservative assault on Black voting power https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/08/politics/black-voter-suppression/index.html
Parker Palmer When was the last time you solved a problem by talking about people who weren’t in the room? Think about everyday experiences outside of politics - in your family, neighborhood, workplace, or the voluntary associations to which you belong. In settings of that sort, when was the last…
Robert Putnam Prosperity at a cost Were Alexis de Tocqueville to travel to America once again - further on in our national story - what might he find? Would America fulfill its promise of balancing individual…
Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons Advancing a just faith in the public square When historians look back at the history of Christianity and politics in the United States, 2016 will hopefully be marked as the turning of the tide. The alliance between the…
