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Sojourners Magazine: November 2022

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How do marketing techniques, such as surveillance and data gathering, fit with the mission of the church?

Features

Congregations are entering the murky world of online surveillance and data gathering. What could go wrong?

by
Emily Beth Hill
Magazine
Features

Three ways churches can decenter themselves and economically empower their communities.

by
David E. Kresta

A look at the roots of a world aflame.

by
Stephen J. Pyne

Voices

Voices
Grain of Salt

People of faith can help Starbucks workers and others in their pursuit of economic equity.

by Jim Rice
Voices
From The Editors

Longtime Sojourner Julie Polter becomes the third editor of the magazine in its 51-year history.

by The Editors
Voices
Commentary

One purpose of “stolen elections” conspiracies is to discourage people from democratic participation. People of faith must speak out against these narratives.

by
Samuel L. Perry

But empathetic listening led me to understand the experiences and perspectives of pro-choice women.

by
Rob Schenck
Voices
Columns

If you want a chance to show that Christianity means something real to you, you're going to have an unprecedented opportunity in the years to come.

by
Bill McKibben

Should we burn bridges with “those” family members?

by
Liuan Huska
Voices
Eyewitness

An Episcopal priest reflects on resisting the ReAwaken America Tour.

by
Nathan Empsall
Voices
Contributing

“The places that we came from aren’t necessarily the same places that we once knew.”    

by Liz Bierly

“Are we just playing church, or are we actually being salt and light?”

by Liz Bierly

Vision

Vision
Culture
A close-up screenshot from Alien 3; an alien creature with its mouth open is seen from the side, with its teeth next to the shiny face and ear of a white woman who directly faces the camera.

Horror can reveal truths about systems and structures that work to protect the status quo.

by
JR. Forasteros
A white woman with dark brown hair directly faces the camera but looks slightly right; she wears a dark blue jacket and there is an industrial background behind her.

Emily the Criminal is the millennial version of classic gangster noir — and an indictment of our exploitative economy.

by
Abby Olcese
 A Black man in a royal blue suit with a white collared shirt stands at a podium; background of the image is dark, with two vertical stripes of blue light extending top-to-bottom to the left of the man.

The legacy of Denmark Vesey, Mother Emanuel AME Church, and the stories that resist removal.

by
Josina Guess
Vision
Books
Foreground of image shows Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hiking in a green forest. She wears a geometric sweater and a blue backpack; her boyfriend is pictured hiking behind her, slightly out of focus

Three culture recommendations from our editors.

by
The Editors
Book cover is divided into thirds, with a dark top and bottom block and a yellow-gold middle block. Bright yellow text on top third reads "Rest Is Resistance" and middle third reads "A Manifesto"; bottom third reads "Tricia Hersey"

Rest Is Resistance on trading in grind culture for the pursuit of a slower, richer life.

by
C. Christopher Smith
Book cover: A black background in the shape of a coffin is framed by a green light silhouetting trees with brown trunks and no branches in the shape of curtains; white text on black reads "All the Ways Our Dead Still Speak"

All the Ways Our Dead Still Speak reminds us that remembering our ancestors — both the good and the bad in them — is a loving act.

by
Jennifer C. Martin
Vision
Poetry

A poem.

by
Muriel Nelson
Vision
Living The Word

November reflections on the Revised Common Lectionary, Cycle C-A.

by
T. Denise Anderson
Vision
H'rumphs