Looking Back and Forward
The upcoming election is certainly important, but the journey of addressing Christian Nationalism in our churches and nation will continue in the weeks, months, and years to follow.
In a Time of Change, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry Says, He Kept His Eye Trained on Love
On Thursday (Oct. 31), Curry, 71, completed his nine-year term as presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, and it’s his casual style and his capacity to adapt and improvise that may be his signature.
On the Road With ‘The Vote Is Sacred Tour’
This issue of A Public Witness hops on a cross-country bus to sightsee the pluralist resistance to Christian Nationalism — and picks up some religious hope for our divided country along the way.
Church Near Pennsylvania Capitol Becomes Peace Hub Hoping To Protect Democracy in Divisive Election
Fear of violence recently prompted Grace United Methodist Church’s pastor to join Choices and Voices for Peace, a coalition of faith leaders from across the state.
Which Voice, Which Vote?
This issue of A Public Witness journeys to the Big Apple to consider two coincidentally timed appeals: Rev. William Barber II at Riverside Church and the Trump campaign at Madison Square Garden.
Two Historic Philadelphia Churches Offer Lessons for an America Divided Today and in Its Infancy
The site of colonial America's break with the Church of England and the mother church of the nation’s first Black denomination sit less than a mile from each other.
Faith-Based Environmental Groups Take On Fossil Fuels As ‘A Sacred Duty’
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Episcopal Church, and the United Methodist Church — among other Christian denominations — have committed to divestment from the fossil fuel industry.
Bring Your Pets to Church, Haitian Immigrant Priest Tells Worshippers. ‘I Am Not Going To Eat Them … I Will Bless Them.”
At St. Paul's Episcopal Church, the Rev. Jean Beniste, a Haitian immigrant and Episcopal priest turned internet curses into blessings during an annual blessing of the animals, held in honor of St. Francis.
United Methodist Building Celebrates a Century of Presence on Capitol Hill
The building, built in 1923, was funded entirely by women.
Lutherans in Walz’s Minnesota Put Potlucks Before Politics During Divisive Election Season
The ways Midwest Lutherans live that faith in the public sphere — on social and political hot-button issues — can be as different as a marshmallow-topped hotdish from a prickly pear cactus salad.