Subscribe to the CSA Newsletter
CSA’s free weekly publication, a carefully curated collection of original articles at the intersection of spiritual formation and social action.
By John Janelle Backman
“For the task is too heavy for you; you cannot do it alone.” —Exodus 18:18
In my unconscious mind, the phrase social justice evokes one image only: me on a street somewhere, with lots of others, carrying placards and shouting words that rhyme.
By Francesca Nuzzolese
What are the pastoral care needs of queer Christians, and how are they distinct from those of non-queer people? How can you better care for God’s queer children in your ministry, wherever you find yourself on the theological spectrum concerning sexuality and gender?
By Aline Mello
Originally published October 4, 2020
My first encounter with Tejana writer Carolina Hinojosa-Cisneros was through her Twitter account, where she asks thoughtful questions and offers kindness in her comments to poets, Christian writers, and anyone else who engages with her.
By Christina Ray Stanton
“As several shots rang out, I crouched behind a dumpster. Then I glanced behind me and caught Black Sean’s eye. What were we doing in the middle of a shoot-out?”
These are the opening sentences of Pastor Dimas Salaberrios’ 2015 autobiography, Street God.
By Michelle Ferrigno Warren
Injustice is not okay. In recent years, people have been waking up, some for the first time, to the reality that systems do not work for everyone, that elections are important, and that leadership is needed to unite a divided people.
By Dr. Margaret Kim Peterson
Originally published January 27, 2017
Has anyone—a family member, a friend, a pastor, a doctor—ever asked you this question? Have you ever initiated a conversation with someone else about what your wishes are for the end of your life, or what their wishes are for the end of theirs?
By Love Sechrest
Reading with an eye toward questions of race relations and gender arrangements will inevitably involve having our eyes drawn to the situations, stories, and characters in the biblical texts that depict intergroup conflict and those that feature women.
By Christine Sine
In Norman Wirzba’s wonderful book Food and Faith: A Theology of Eating he comments: “Eating is about extending hospitality and making room for others to find life by sharing in our own….
By Melanie Springer Mock
My first encounter with Christian celebrity occurred in 1983, when Tony Campolo preached to a humid Lehigh University gymnasium packed with Mennonite teens. I already knew Campolo’s sermons, having listened to them on tape cassettes my parents played during road trips.
By Anna Redsand
Originally published 16 February 2021
A Review of Decolonizing Evangelicalism by Randy S. Woodley and Bo C. Sanders
Shortly before he passed on, my friend, Diné (Navajo) scholar Larry Emerson, said to me, “You should write about decolonizing Christianity.
With Nikki Toyama-Szeto and Rich Villodas
To read a transcript of this episode, click here.
With Nikki Toyama-Szeto and Kristyn Komarnicki
Season 1, Episode 9
Rerun: Season 6, Episode 11.
This week, Nikki Toyama-Szeto talks with Kristyn Komarnicki (CSA’s Director of Dialogue & Convening / Program Manager for Oriented to Love) about practical tips for transforming conflict through curiosity.
With Nikki Toyama-Szeto and Ron Sider
To read a transcript of this episode, click here.
With Nikki Toyama-Szeto and Brandi Miller
To read a transcript of this episode, click here.
With Nikki Toyama-Szeto and Candice Benbow
To read a transcript of this episode, click here.
With Nikki Toyama-Szeto and Jenny Yang
For a transcript of the episode, click here.
With Nikki Toyama-Szeto and Cole Arthur Riley
To read a transcript of this episode, click here.
CSA is a group of Christian scholar-activists, stirring the imagination for a fuller expression of Christian faithfulness and a more just society.
Copyright Christians for Social Action at the Sider Center of Eastern University Privacy Policy
1300 Eagle Road, St. Davids, PA 19087 csa@eastern.edu
Web Design by Dayspring