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Sojourners Magazine: December 2025

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How billionaires are upending our lives and our economy.

Features

Chuck Collins on how income inequality undermines everyone’s quality of life—even the most wealthy.
by
Julie Polter
Magazine
Features
With Southern working-class roots and Pentecostal flair, Metropolitan Community Churches grew in the 1980s and 1990s. But the good times didn’t last.
by
G. Samantha Rosenthal
Evangelical theology has often promoted a punitive form of incarceration. A science-based therapy program looks deeper.
by
Rebecca Randall

Voices

Voices
Mobilizing Hope
Gratitude reminds us that a better world is possible.
Voices
From The Editors
An introduction to the December 2025 issue of 'Sojourners.'
by The Editors
Voices
Commentary
A Palestinian reflection on entering the season of Advent.
by
John Munayer, Samuel Munayer
My work as a youth pastor inspired my work toward redistricting reform.
by
Carol Kuniholm
Voices
Columns
To survive this moment, can we find hope in what can sprout in the rubble of history?
by
Liuan Huska
The Nativity is a nexus of spiritual power in more ways than one.
by
Rose Marie Berger
Voices
Eyewitness
A pastor’s reflections after being shot at by ICE agents.
by
David Black

Vision

Vision
Culture
Naoko Yamada’s film ‘The Colors Within’ conveys vivid truths.
by
Céire Kealty
‘A Little Prayer’ is a family drama full of quiet divinity.
by
Zachary Lee
The way we experience taste, smell, and texture is about more than just us.
by
Cassidy Klein
Vision
Books
From a straightforward question, cavernous possibilities of geology and theology emerge.
by
Avery Davis Lamb
‘Sojourners’ editors highlight our favorite faith and justice books from the last 25 years.
by
The Editors
Three culture recommendations from our editors.
by
The Editors
Vision
Poetry
A poem.
by
Hima Bindu Thota
Vision
Living The Word
December reflections on scripture from the ‘Revised Common Lectionary,’ Cycle A.
by
Dong Hyeon Jeong
Vision
H'rumphs
If only Donald Trump had taken a lesson from Frito-Lay.
by
Ed Spivey Jr.