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Lecrae on growing uncomfortable with white evangelicalism and finding ‘Restoration’
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 14, 2020
(RNS) — The Christian hip-hop artist’s new book examines the spiritual, personal and artistic dimensions of redemption.
How interfaith activism helped Saadia Faruqi change the face of children’s books
By Aysha Khan — August 11, 2020
(RNS) – Saadia Faruqi’s writing draws on her two decades as a Muslim interfaith activist in Texas — and as the mother of two children.
How American Christianity became white
By Simran Jeet Singh — July 23, 2020
(RNS) — Because it’s enshrined in the First Amendment, we presume religious equality is manifest in our society as well. A new book by Khyati Joshi examines white Christianity’s role in upholding whiteness.
Can kindness heal a world divided by pandemic, protests and politics? Pastor Ashlee Eiland thinks so
By Emily McFarlan Miller — July 21, 2020
(RNS) — ‘I think sometimes what kindness means, if we’re doing it well, is that we are righteously angry,’ said Ashlee Eiland, formation and preaching pastor at Mars Hill Bible Church near Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Through sci-fi and fantasy, Muslim women authors are building new worlds
By Aysha Khan — July 16, 2020
In the past few years, Muslim women have quietly taken the speculative fiction publishing industry by storm.
Counselor Aundi Kolber shares what it looks like to ‘Try Softer’ during a pandemic
By Emily McFarlan Miller — July 14, 2020
(RNS) — The Colorado-based counselor’s message that it is OK to ‘try softer’ rather than to try harder — or ‘white-knuckle’ one’s way through life, as she puts it — feels especially relevant in the midst of a pandemic.
In Linda Sarsour’s new memoir, all activism is personal
By Simran Jeet Singh — July 14, 2020
(RNS) — Linda Sarsour's new memoir, ‘We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders’ reminds us that what makes us ordinarily human is what drives the most extraordinary and prominent among us.
Valarie Kaur: ‘Revolutionary love is showing up in the labor for justice’
By Simran Jeet Singh — June 30, 2020
(RNS) — The filmmaker, lawyer and civil rights activist talks about her debut book, ‘See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love.’
Potawatomi Christian author Kaitlin Curtice on finding herself and God in new book
By Emily McFarlan Miller — May 5, 2020
(RNS) — Curtice wasn’t expecting to release her book amid a pandemic, but she believes the book can speak into this moment in history.
Jen Hatmaker on her new book, the pandemic and why she has no regrets
By Emily McFarlan Miller — April 24, 2020
(RNS) — Christian author and speaker Jen Hatmaker spoke to RNS about her latest book, what she learned from her experiences as an outlier in evangelicalism and what is making her feel hopeful during the coronavirus pandemic.
How Islamophobia changed politics for Muslim America
By Simran Jeet Singh — April 23, 2020
(RNS) — Nazita Lajevardi’s new book, ‘Outsiders at Home,’ takes stock of the political toll two decades of Islamophobia has had on American Muslims.
On Super Tuesday, new book encourages Christian voters ‘Thou Shalt Not Be A Jerk’
By Emily McFarlan Miller — March 3, 2020
(RNS) — Pastor and author Eugene Cho talked to Religion News Service about a better way for Christians to engage politics in a contentious election year and discussed his new book, 'Thou Shalt Not Be A Jerk.'
The original ‘Blue Christmas’: New Advent resources focus on grief, justice before celebration
By Emily McFarlan Miller — December 16, 2019
(RNS) — A number of new Advent resources available this year admit a bleak midwinter spirit, drawing attention to grief and injustice.
Tiffany Shlain wants to bring Shabbat to 21st century by resting from tech
By Emily McFarlan Miller — September 25, 2019
(RNS) — Tiffany Shlain talked to Religion News Service about how she and her family began observing a Tech Shabbat, how it’s changed them and why others might consider the practice.
Parenting after faith shift, progressive Christians look for new resources
By Emily McFarlan Miller — September 13, 2019
(RNS) — Faith shifts can raise even more questions for millennials and other young adults as they begin to have children.
