Institute for Christian Socialism (The Bias Magazine)

“Along with his fellow priest Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann, Cardenal is one of only two enemies singled out by name in the entire 67-page [CIA] manual.”

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ICYMI: The latest in The Bias — Mennonite pastor Jay Bergen, subject of TikTok scrutiny, reflects on being arrested for Gaza solidarity and how faith-based direct action is reshaping religious resistance to US-backed violence in Palestine.

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We continue the fight for justice and peace. Happy #MLK Day.

Text on cardboard: “If we love our neighbors, we must seek justice where they actually live.” An arrow points to “love our neighbors” with associated Scripture of Matthew 22. An arrow points to “seek justice where they actually live” with associated Scripture of Isaiah 26. The ICS logo is at the bottom.

Dark red text on white background. Text reads: the Christian faith cannot stay theoretical, spiritualized, or postponed to some distant future. love that looks away from suffering, exploitation, or violence is not love at all. indeed, while many claim the “Christian” label, they simply hide behind it as a way to maintain systems of power that perpetuate abuse, m*rder, and hate.

Dark red text on white background. Text reads: the God revealed in Scripture is near to the broken, attentive to the cries of the oppressed, and unwavering in His commitment to justice. He will not allow injustice to have the final word. this same God does not call His people to delayed obedience. He commands us to move, to act, and to love in ways that make His justice visible in the land of the living.

Dark red text on white background. Text reads: trusting that God will deliver justice does not excuse inaction. God calls us forward and demands our faithfulness. live out what God commands. fight for the oppressed. work toward the justice that God promises and requires.

We mourn the lives broken and destroyed by an abusive government.

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Picture of text: our radical hope in Christ begins in a manger, confronts empire, and grows wherever people practice justice, solidarity, and love. we pray you always know that God loves and welcomes you. have a blessed Christmas. —the ICS team

Merry Christmas to our friends, family, and comrades.

Text on red background with sunflower. “Everyone still hungers for liberation and for light, for God to arrive again with a lasting peace.”

Text on red background. “When we grasp our vulnerability, seeing it unvarnished amid our suffering, the meaning of incarnation penetrates deeper within us. God enters our frail bodies, our hemorrhaging landscapes, and our troubled times. God is with us where trauma hits hardest. That God will rise, scars still etched in skin, should not surprise us, given God’s first advent in a land replete with injustice and pain.” Quote by Kelley Nikondeha, scholar, organizer, and author of The First Advent in Palestine.

Text on red background. “For too many people over too many centuries, waiting is not partnered with anticipation. Hope isn’t on the horizon. Waiting is a thick sludge of darkness, especially for people made invisible, for people whom empire conquers and traumatizes. To this day, much of the world waits this way. We are called to see them, to weep with those who weep. It is, after all, a predicate to rejoicing with those who rejoice.” Quote by Kelley Nikondeha, scholar, organizer, and author of The First Advent in Palestine.

“When we grasp our vulnerability, seeing it unvarnished amid our suffering, the meaning of incarnation penetrates deeper within us... God is with us where trauma hits hardest.” –Kelley Nikondeha, The First Advent in Palestine

As we approach Christmas, let us celebrate the coming of Christ, who presses into peace, justice, and community.

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Photo with text. The Bias team thanks you for submitting to our first print & digital issue, “THE RADICAL HOPE.” We are so excited to read your pieces. Our team is small, so due to the volume of submissions, we ask for your patience as we review your art, creative writing, essays, and more! God bless, and stay tuned for more updates.

From The Bias team: thank you! ❤️🙏🏽 Our team is small, so due to the high volume of submissions, we ask for your patience as we review your art, creative writing, essays, and more for Issue #1: THE RADICAL HOPE!

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Let us imagine and build a faith that truly welcomes, heals, and unites.

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The stories of Herman Melville and C. L. R. James illuminate how our class, ecological, and spiritual struggles are bound together.

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Do we stand with God, or do we stand with our oppressors?

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3️⃣ questions we’re thinking of from our latest interview with Cynthia Moe-Lobeda.

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In a world that tells us to give up, God tells us that hope is resistance.

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The Gospel invites us to believe there is another way.

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Theologian and ICS Advisory Board Member Cynthia Moe-Lobeda names the moral damage that occurs when our daily lives depend on exploitation, calling us to imagine a new way of being.

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CALL FOR ART, ESSAYS, CREATIVE WRITING, + MORE!

ICS is excited to announce our very first digital and print magazine. Submit to ISSUE 1: THE RADICAL HOPE by December 19 ➡️ bit.ly/ICSHOPE

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Contemplative Doability Needs To Be the Beginning of Grassroots Organizing - Institute for Christian Socialism Mental health practitioner Gabes Torres reflects on the desire for spectacle in social change and the need for grassroots organizing to embody practices of listening, rest, and collective care.

What does it cost to seek spectacle instead of sustainability? Gabes Torres answers through the lens of therapy and organizing.

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Rev. Washington Gladden was a pastor who led Progressive reform, defended unions, and spoke against racial segregation in the mid-to-late 1800s.

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The Municipal Socialism of a Local New York State Mayor - Institute for Christian Socialism New York’s first socialist mayor, George R. Lunn, sought to put “Christianity applied” into practice at the city level.

A New York socialist is campaigning for “people over profit.” The first to do it in 1911? George R. Lunn, a pastor who called socialism “Christianity applied.”

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Solidarity and justice are divine commands. Not optional charity.

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Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray’s prophetic voice was woven with faith, feminism, and the fight for racial and economic justice.

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This is the Gospel.

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Is Prophetic Art Possible in the Age of Commodification? - Institute for Christian Socialism Filipino hip-hop albums Kolateral and Walang Panginoon ang Lupa embody prophetic art, confronting fascism, capitalism, and empire.

Prophetic art doesn’t come from the market. It rises from the margins. Yanan Rahim N. Melo explores how Filipino hip-hop confronts capitalism and fascism.

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