Social Justice Archives

Faith, Fear & Authoritarianism: How Christians Can Resist Nationalism

By Liz Cooledge Jenkins

What happens when faith is co-opted for power? We are far from the first Christians to find ourselves forced to address this question. In A People’s History of Christianity, historian Diana Butler Bass traces 2,000 years of push and pull between one version of Christianity that cozies up to power—or seeks to seize it outright—and another version that sides with the people oppressed by this very same power.

Faith, Fear & Authoritarianism: How Christians Can Resist Nationalism

By Liz Cooledge Jenkins

Navigating Racial Injustice: Lessons from Canada’s Colonial Legacy and the Church’s Response

By Mark Glanville

Introduction: Learning from Canada’s Journey
As we seek a path through racial injustice toward a more joyful future, it can be helpful to consider how societies outside the United States walk this path.

Young Evangelicals for Climate Action: Why Creation Care Is Central to Christian Witness

By CSA Staff

What happens when caring for the planet becomes a spiritual discipline?
In a new episode of 20 Minute Takes, host Nikki Toyama-Szeto speaks with Lauren Kim, National Organizer and Spokesperson for Young Evangelicals for Climate Action (YECA).

Telling Stories that Build Community: A Conversation with Filmmaker Avril Speaks

Compiled by CSA staff

CSA is thrilled to welcome Avril Speaks as Program Director for our new national initiative, the Storytellers Collective. A visionary filmmaker, producer, and educator based in Los Angeles, Avril brings deep experience in shaping stories that center truth, justice, and imagination.

The Church & Police Reform: What’s Our Role?

By AnaYelsi Velasco Sánchez

Names to remember: Victims of police violence

Andy Lopez (13) – Shot and killed in 2013 by a police officer who saw him walking with an airsoft gun.

Tamir Rice (12) – Shot and killed in 2014 by a police officer who saw him playing with a toy pellet gun.

Common Hymnal: How Songs of Praise and Protest Are Reshaping Christian Worship Music

By CSA Staff

What happens when worship music tells the truth?
In a new episode of 20 Minute Takes, Nikki Toyama-Szeto sits down with Malcolm du Plessis and Jalen Seawright from Common Hymnal — a collective of artists and misfits reshaping Christian worship.

Running Toward Mercy: Why I Carried an Olive Wood Heart for 50 Miles

By Ben Norquist

An “Ultra for Peace”
I ran 50 miles in a day.
It was the longest run of my life—physically, emotionally, spiritually. But it wasn’t just a race. It was an indignant plea for justice.

Why I Don’t March: A Faith-Based Reflection on Activism and Limitations

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.

How Christians Can Lead in Global Health Advocacy: A Conversation with Dr. Jenny Dyer

By CSA staff

What if your faith could help save millions of lives—and already has?
In a recent episode of 20 Minute Takes, Dr. Jenny Dyer, founder of the 2030 Collaborative, joined CSA Executive Director Nikki Toyama-Szeto to explore the surprising ways Christians have helped transform global health.

First Time at a Protest? 5 Things I Worried About (So You Don’t Have To)

By Brenna Rubio

It’s a weird, humbling thing to lead a group someplace you’ve never been before! I showed up, a protest newbie who loves Jesus and justice, at one of the February 17, 2025, rallies that were held all over the country to protest the new administration’s policies, and I’m so glad I did.

Janette Ok on Identity, Vocation, and Reading Scripture Through an Asian American Lens

Interviewed by Joyce Koo Dalrymple

Editor’s note: May is AAPI Heritage Month, formally known as Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Throughout this month, we’re featuring Q&As with some of today’s leading thinkers and activists in a series we call “Asian Americans You Should Know.” This series was curated by pastor and author Joyce Koo Dalrymple.

Christianity, White Nationalism, and the Cost of Complicity

By David de Leon

The first 100 days of the current presidential administration have brought a relentless stream of headlines: executive branch overreach, unelected billionaires wielding powers in shaping government with no accountability, a brutal crackdown on undocumented immigrants without due process, new attacks on higher education and student protestors, and the effects of avian flu continuing to increase egg prices, despite the President’s claim that he’s lowered the prices.

Reclaiming Asian American Christianity: Confronting Erasure and Embracing Our Church Stories

By Dr. Alexander Jun

As we celebrate AAPI Heritage Month, we must acknowledge the vital role Asian American churches play in North American religious history. These stories must not be erased, overlooked, downplayed, or dismissed.

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