This Online Articles area (formerly our Library) gathers reflections, op-eds, and essays that engage the pressing questions of faith, justice, and public life. Here, you’ll find hundreds of thoughtful and engaging pieces from scholars, practitioners, and everyday Christians — leaders and writers who bring fresh insight and faithful imagination. These articles are meant to spark deeper discipleship, fuel courageous action, and equip the church to embody the gospel in a complex world. We invite you to explore, learn, and join the ongoing conversation toward a fuller expression of Christian faithfulness and a more just society.
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By Daniel Yang
War, huh, yeah
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing
Some know this refrain from Edwin Starr’s song “War” as a contemporary pop culture reference to the 1970s. But decades removed from the Vietnam War for which it was written, the question still hangs in the air with great relevance for today, if not more.
By Nikki Toyama-Szeto
My family’s immigration journey included a significant period time when my mother was separated from her mother—my grandmother was an American citizen of Japanese descent, returning to work in the US. But those were different times.
By Michael McRay
Not too long ago, a friend of mine needed to talk about a “work dilemma.” He spent most of his time advocating for condemned men in prison, investigating their cases, learning their stories, building relationships, and finding any mitigating factors that might get them relief.
By Melanie Springer Mock
At first glance, Kate Bowler appears to be experiencing the life nearly every author longs for. Her book, Everything Happens For a Reason and Other Lies I’ve Loved, landed on the New York Times bestseller list.
By John Seel
With the recent, beautiful wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, it’s an opportune time to ask: what is the meaning of sex, marriage, and love?
By Andrea Smith
Dr. James Cone, the founder of Black liberation theology, passed away on April 28, 2018. Dr. Cone became famous during President Barack Obama’s first presidential campaign, during the controversy surrounding Jeremiah White.
Spotlight on Sister Patricia Chinyere Oranefo
I dream that a day will come when women will have a position, that they will have voice in our country. Because when they have voice, some of the things that we see as injustice, we can rearrange things. We can change things.
By Reesheda Graham-Washington and Shawn Casselberry
A thirty-minute ferry ride from Cape Town, South Africa, on the mainland, Robben Island is the site of the high-security prison where Nelson Mandela spent eighteen years for his opposition to the apartheid system.
Quote by Pope John Paul II
Social justice cannot be attained by violence. Violence kills what it intends to create.
~ Pope John Paul II
By Noel Castellanos
This past Sunday, churches across the globe celebrated Pentecost, the day we as Christians mark the arrival of the Holy Spirit after the death, resurrection and ascension of Christ. As I have considered the significance of this time in history and this moment in ours, I am drawn to a place of reflection, resilience and hope.
45 years after the founding of CSA, our Founder and President Emeritus, Ron Sider, is still hard at work making God’s radical love visible in this world! Hear what he and other leaders of the faith have to say about reclaiming the co-opted Name of Jesus in this short video.
By Andrew F. Bush and Rob Dalrymple
Recently, the world watched the shocking televised split-screen images of Israel resorting to live fire against Palestinian demonstrators in Gaza, killing dozens and wounding hundreds including women and children, while simultaneously Israel joyously celebrating the opening of the United States Embassy in Jerusalem.
By Margaret Kim Peterson
I was surprised, a decade ago, when for the first time a student sat down in my office and told me that he was a sex addict. Of course I already knew that you can’t tell by looking at a person what may be going on in his or her life.
By Sara Burback
On March 23, I had the opportunity to join over 7,000 runners of all ages gathered in Bethlehem’s Manger Square, awaiting the signal to cross the starting line to begin the 6th annual Palestine Marathon.
By Janell Anema
Contagion. Outbreak. Epidemic.
No, I’m not talking about Ebola. I’m talking about suicide. And these days, it feels like everyone is talking about suicide. Perhaps one reason is because, contrary to popular belief, suicide rates spike in late spring and early summer.
By Scott Bessenecker
What if there were secret rules to the game of Monopoly, hidden to the greedy, the arrogant and the power-hungry? What if things like giving away property, loaning money at low interest rates, redistributing property when things got too lopsided or lowering rent for those who couldn’t afford to land on your space were actions that were recorded and honored?
By Rachel Marie Stone
By Rachel Marie Stone
I was born the same year that a strange malady called GRID first began killing gay men in New York and San Francisco. My mom received several pints of donated blood right after I was born, a few years before HIV was identified as the cause of GRID.