Write for CSA

We welcome thoughtful contributions that align with CSA’s editorial vision: equipping Christian leaders, students, academics, and lay leaders with justice-centered insights that are credible, actionable, and rooted in Christian imagination. Guest submissions allow us to showcase a breadth of voices while maintaining CSA’s distinctive editorial integrity.

What We Publish

We look for submissions that combine theological depth, social analysis, and practical wisdom. Topics may include — but are not limited to — issues of justice, equity, and inclusion as they intersect with Christian faith and public life. We value contributions that help readers see the cost of exclusion and the hope of gospel justice.

What Makes a Strong Submission

We evaluate submissions on five key dimensions:

1. Grounded Authority: You don’t need to be famous to write for CSA, but you should have experience, research, or lived expertise in the subject you’re addressing. Personal stories are welcome, even encouraged, when tied to a larger insight or framework.
2. Evidence & Depth: Assertions should be supported by data, research, history, case studies, or real-world examples. Readers should feel confident citing your piece in a sermon, classroom, or leadership meeting.
3. Fresh Insight: We seek articles that offer new perspectives or highlight overlooked voices. If you’re writing on a well-covered theme, bring a counterintuitive angle, a theological reframing, or a practical pathway not often discussed.
4. Practical Usefulness: Our audience wants more than inspiration. Submissions should offer frameworks, tools, or next steps that pastors, leaders, and communities can apply in their real contexts.
5. Clarity & Accessibility: Our readers are thoughtful and justice-minded, but they’re also busy. Write with clarity, avoid jargon, and aim for prose that is engaging, persuasive, and a pleasure to read. Balance analysis with hope, and head with heart.

Framework for Strong Submissions

Strong CSA articles typically include:

• Thoughtful analysis of the issue at hand
• Historical context (where appropriate)
• Theological grounding rooted in Christian faith
• Practical application that readers can put into use

We encourage authors to include endnotes and to reference additional scholars, activists, and leaders whose work strengthens the piece.

Style & Tone

• Justice-centered and gospel-grounded. Rooted in Christian faith, open to ecumenical perspectives, and focused on justice, mercy, and reconciliation.
• Rigorous but not academic. We love research-informed writing, but our pieces are not journal articles. Write for leaders who need clarity, not for peer reviewers.
• Imaginative and invitational. Pieces should invite readers into hope, possibility, and faithful action — not just critique.
• Respectful and inclusive. Language must avoid stereotypes, bias, and exclusionary framing. We want our content to represent the diversity of the church and the world.