Introducing The Commons
Our first issue of The Commons has critical takes, creative essays, a photo essay, an interview. And every month we’ll be bringing you more of these.
The Power of the Muslim Vote
Several political constituencies that are historically overlooked played an integral role in turning out in record numbers to swing the vote against Trump. One of these is the Muslim voting bloc.
In Memory of Touch
All of us are crafters now. Even if we are not sewing or baking or gardening, we are re-learning touch, buildings nests of soft blankets, clutching our warm coffee mugs, feeling our phones vibrate as we text friends and loved ones.
From creation to apocalypse every day: An interview with Dr. Rebecca S. Chopp
A university President and feminist theologian reflects on her work in higher education.
Truth in a Teacup
A writer and Lion’s Roar editor on holding a teabowl with your whole self.
Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for a Moral Revival
A project that uses documentary photographs by André Daughtry, official photographer for the Poor People’s Campaign, during the “40 Days of Moral Action” that took place in 38 state capitals in the summer of 2018.
Black Theology and The Black Church: Where Do We Go From Here?
Since the appearance of black theology in the late 1960’s, much has been written and said about the political involvement of the black church in black people’s historical struggle for justice in North America.