About US
Justice. mercy. faith.
Through The Christian Citizen, we seek to shape a mind among American Baptists and others on matters of public concern by providing a forum for diverse voices living and working at the intersection of faith and politics, discipleship and citizenship.
Thought Leadership
Writing from deeply respected theologians, community leaders and policy advocates.
Prophetic
Our content speaks directly to the issues of the day, from the pulpit, to the pew, to the civic square and Capitol Hill.
Factual
Our stories go through an intense fact checking process to ensure absolute accuracy.
Emerging
New and emerging voices on a wide range of topics.
Diverse
Ethically, politically and theologically diverse writing.
Intersectional
Voices from beyond Baptist & Christian circles. We publish writing from Jewish, Muslim and other faith perspectives.
First published in 1996 as a print magazine focused on lifting voices for biblical justice, The Christian Citizen is now a digital-first publication speaking on issues of justice, mercy and faith.
“We strive to sort through the complexities and confusions of political struggles while raising the vision of biblical justice and its guildelines for good government,” wrote Curtis Ramsey-Lucas for the publication’s first issue. “In so doing, we seek faithfully to connect the life of discipleship to the life of citizenship.”
Today, as then, “to this work, we invite you.”
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PRODUCTION TEAM
Curtis Ramsey-Lucas
Editor
Anna Piela
Associate Editor
Hannah Estifanos
Copy Editor
Oladele Barr
Graphic Designer
EDITORIAL BOARD
Dr. Jeffrey Haggray
Executive Director, American Baptist Home Mission Societies
Rev. Michele Turek
National Coordinator, Asian Ministries
Rev. Dr. Cheryl Price
Publisher, Judson Press
Rev. Erica Van Brakle
MinistrElife Director of Membership, Content, and Usage
Alexzandria Sanchez
National Coordinator for Scholarships and Emerging Leaders
Rev. Kerwin Webb
National Coordinator for Justice and Mission Engagement
Rev. Abner Cotto-Bonilla
National Coordinator, Latino Ministries
Rev. Lisa Harris-Lee
Director, Healing & Transforming Communities
Rev. Dr. Marie Onwubuariri
Director, Intercultural Ministries
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Cherilyn Crowe, Director of Communications, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty
Rev. Kimberlee Payton Jones, Esq., Associate Pastor and General Counsel, Lindsay Street Baptist Church
Rev. Steven D. Martin, Director of Communications and Development, National Council of Churches
Marvin A. McMickle, Ph.D., Professor of African American Religious Traditions, Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School
Rev. Harold Dean Trulear, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Applied Theology, Howard University School of Divinity
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Citizenship isn’t a passive pasttime, it is a call to active participation. We invite you to join with us.
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Unless otherwise noted, Scriptures are from the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) of the Bible, copyright 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America.