Justice

Moral fatigue and the quiet exhaustion of doing the right thing

We are called to remain true to the common good despite opposition and adversity. That feels particularly hard now, but the Bible offers reassurance.

By Khristi Lauren Adams Author

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Building resilient neighborhoods

A faith-based community development program in Pittsburgh works to heal the traumas of local residents and create sustainable change. Meanwhile, it’s coping with federal funding cuts amid growing demand for its services.

Abundance at the margins: How faith and food justice converge for farmworkers

A ministry in southwest Florida grows and gives away food to the people who harvest the nation’s crops but have little access to fresh food themselves.

By Alexandra Martinez Journalist

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A new documentary focuses on a Civil Rights era journalist and the truth he helped share

Bill Minor’s reporting was important to the movement for civil rights in Mississippi and the nation. His vocation was informed and sustained by his faith, a documentarian writes.

By Ellen Ann Fentress Writer

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At an Indigenous center, the lessons are a way of life

The Eloheh Indigenous Center for Earth Justice hosts retreats, sells seeds and cultivates a farm, all in the name of reorienting relationships through Indigenous traditions and thought.

By Cheston Knapp Writer

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Stations of Reparations honor Black church history

The Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey pauses annually during Lent to reflect on the effect of systemic racism on its Black parishes. Along with acknowledging its own history, the diocese has worked for reparations at the state level with religious and secular organizations.

By Annette John-Hall Journalist

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Why did we love the Walk for Peace?

The gripping tale of 19 Buddhist monks simply walking for peace reminds us that even our little steps can impact our communities.

By Aleta Payne Senior editor, Faith & Leadership

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Seminary helped me understand sacred activism; now I teach it to my high school students

We can trust young people to handle complexity and think critically, especially when they have the necessary tools, language and space to reflect.

By Khristi Lauren Adams Author

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Faithful people are called to deep politics, not cheap politics

The teachings of Jesus require us to engage in the work of justice. That is different from partisan politics, writes a peace activist.

By David LaMotte Songwriter, speaker, author and peace activist

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Justice Theater Project encourages community conversation and engagement through its performances

For more than two decades, a secular theater company has partnered with Raleigh, North Carolina, churches to offer programing with distinctly justice-focused themes.

By Yonat Shimron Journalist

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‘Braving the Truth: Essential Essays for Reckoning with and Reimagining Faith’

In a new posthumous collection of her essays, friends of writer Rachel Held Evans reflect on her work. Theologian Candice Marie Benbow shares thoughts in this excerpt on feminism and allyship.

By Candice Marie Benbow Author

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