Sightings Articles
The Blessed Return of Going Through the Motions
President Biden's inauguration and the rituals of normalcy...
February 4, 2021
Is This America?
A distinction may bring some clarity to disagreements about the meaning of the Capitol riots...
February 1, 2021
We Hold These Truths
An Augustinian meditation on the communal dispositions required for democracy...
January 25, 2021
Of Memphis and Washington
White Supremacy's desecration of sacred spaces, in 1968 and today...
January 18, 2021
A Biblical Attack on the Capitol?
The alternative facts and faulty exegesis behind Evangelicals' "Biblical worldview."...
January 14, 2021
Georgia's Senate Elections and the Life of the Black Church
Senator-elect Warnock's victory shows that the institution that led the fight for civil rights has just as much vitality as ever...
January 7, 2021
When Christ and Trump are Kings
Twin chants at a recent Trump rally shed light on the religious right's push towards nationalism...
December 3, 2020
Longing for a Real Thanksgiving
This year's lonely holiday offers a chance for national repentance...
November 26, 2020
Party On, America?
The concept of loyalty offers hope for our democracy—but only a loyalty that transcends party spirit...
November 23, 2020
Is Reconciliation Possible in our Religiously Polarized Moment?
History shows that the damage done by Christian Nationalism cannot be repaired from within a religious framework alone...