Rev. Jennifer Butler is the Founder in Residence of Faith in Public Life, a network of faith leaders united in the pursuit of justice. She chaired President Obama’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. She was named one of the “22 Faith Leaders to Watch in 2022” by Center for American Progress. She is the author of Who Stole my Bible? Reclaiming Scripture as a Handbook for Resisting Tyranny, which makes a biblical case for multi-faith, multiracial democracy in the face of rising white Christian Nationalism and authoritarianism in the U.S. and around the world.
Contributions
- April 7, 2020: When Jesus Social Distanced Himself
- June 9, 2017: Standing in Wonder Woman’s Boots
- February 9, 2018: To Turn Our Backs on Dreamers is to Turn Our Backs on Christ
- June 9, 2018: Separating Immigrant Children from Their Families is Torture
- October 28, 2018: Why Nationalism is Dangerous and Incompatible with Christianity
- November 11, 2018: This is the Year of the Faithful Widow in Politics
- November 29, 2018: Tear Gassing Children is Not Christian
- August 14, 2019: Lip Service is Not Enough: Trump Should Repent and Resign
- February 19, 2020: You Can’t Beat Evil With a Stump Speech
- November 7, 2022: Make the vision plain on November 8. Vote to save our democracy.
- April 20, 2020: Together, Apart, Together: Living into Easter
- June 18, 2020: Protest, Prophecy, and Defunding the Police
- September 10, 2020: 2020 is the Year of Religious Women Voters
- November 20, 2020: In a New Moment, Do a New Thing
- July 9, 2021: To Get Our Nation Back On Track, We Need A ‘Holy Recovery’
- January 19, 2022: The Heresy of Christian Nationalism
- June 30, 2022: Christian Nationalism is Dangerous to Christians

