Walter Brueggemann warns that the church is arriving at a moment of choice: We either sign on uncritically to the powers that surround us, or we take on the prophetic task of exposing the contradictions and performing the alternatives. In "Called to a Dangerous Oddness" Brueggemann cautions that the church needs to recover its nerve, energy, courage, and freedom. Read this powerful article and so much more in the January issue of Sojourners.

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The issue also features:

• Comfortable in My Own Skin – Christian theology proclaims   proclaims that brown skin is beautiful.But Maika Llaneza realized her   Pinterest page said otherwise.
• Blueprint for Change? – Activists calling themselves the "valve turners" have shut down oil pipelines in acts of climate sanity.
• Sponsoring Asylum – Despite the efforts of the Trump administration, local congregations offer welcome.
• Amazon Synod – Amazonians to the church: Not everything on earth is for sale.
• U.S. Arms Trade – Record-breaking profits roll in from weapons “drenched in innocent blood.”
• Living the Word – This month, a reflection on a “thrill of hope in a weary world.”
• Culture Watch – Explore the unconventional life of Anne Lister in HBO’s Gentleman Jack, Lulu Wang’s The Farewell, and the Netflix series Living Undocumented; plus an excerpt from I Bring the Voices of My People, and more!

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Cindy and the Sojourners team

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