Sincere Love letters (And Sometimes Just Sincere Thoughts) For the Goodfellows of This Earth Who Believe Love Might Just Save Us All.

A newsletter about religion, culture, society, and philosophy.

Research and reflections on religion, racial justice, & the moral work of protecting democracy. Hosted by NYT bestselling author Robert P. Jones, president/founder of PRRI.

Timely reflections on progressive Christian spirituality, culture, and politics by author, activist, and theologian Rev. Brandan Robertson.

The Bulwark is home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Bill Kristol, JVL, Sam Stein, Catherine Rampell and more. We are the largest pro-democracy bundle on Substack for news and analysis on politics and culture—supported by a community built on good faith.

There seem to be infinite resources for folks "deconstructing" their inherited restrictive belief systems (evangelicalism, fundamentalism, etc.). But "decolonizing" these systems is also vital in constructing a healthier faith.

Pursuing the mysterium tremendum et fascinans and writing at the intersection of philosophy, culture, art, technology, and religious wisdom.

Events list curated by queer liberative theologian/spiritual guide Jon Carl Lewis exploring how healthy integration of the spiritual and the sexual/erotic enlivens & reconciles individuals to themselves, the Sacred, their communities & all Creation.

Engaged Buddhist writings and community to cultivate inner and outer liberation for revolutionary change

Follow along to experience loads of zesty theology and philosophy!

Faith, Economics, Politics, Culture

The Supreme Court, law, politics, and more.

Research, Analysis, and Intelligence on the Radical Right.

ephemera from a sensuous life

Opening the future by understanding the past.

Part retreat, part think tank. A place for inspiration and ideas about culture, faith, and spirit.

Notes on reweaving an engaged spiritual life of communion, care, and collective liberation. A community for muddied mystics stumbling toward the abolition of plantations, rekindling our humanity, and creating worlds where it is easier to love.

A liberative perspective on spirituality and society: for people who are sensitive to the lure to build a better world

The Mysticism of Everyday Life; Journeying the Contemplative Life to Being—Interbeing

News and discussion on trans legislation and life.

Theology, questions, personal reflections, stories, and more from a Guatemalan theologian

Politics, religion, foreign policy, and culture from a Christian trans woman. 2025 Military Reporters & Editors Award for Commentary/Opinion. 2024 NLGJA Award for Excellence in Blogging. 2024 EPPY Award for Best Political/News Blog.

Queer Catholic explorations of faith, identity, and justice through the lens of queer & trans liberation theology.

Ecology, Storytelling, Myth, and Science

Richard Rohr: "It is amazing and wonderful that Jarrod should be able to teach nonviolence so well."

wisdom from the earth ~ wellness for the world

What dehumanization is, how it works, and how to resist it.

reflections on life in and out of church, spirituality, academia, and the world

The way I see it, every mystical text is an invitation to experiment, practice and observe results. Subscribe for an irregular newsletter.

A Newsletter for Students, Philosophy Professors, and Other Lovers of Wisdom!

A growing independent media institution that combines the expertise of public scholarship with the rapid-response daily drops and live video podcasts.

Home of Unholy Sh+t, the Russia Essays, and my upcoming podcast Literary Anarchism.

Working with dangerous archives.

Infrequent updates from the unprolific pen of Wen Stephenson.

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

Weekly recipes and kitchen videos from James Beard Award-winning chef and New York Times Best-Selling Author Sean Brock. A place to share recs, discoveries, community, and more!

Bible, theology, and culture without the tedious process of having someone else read and strengthen your arguments first

In this Reframe series, we’ll use the Beatitudes to focus our attention on the world as it is—unvarnished, unsettled, and yes, beautiful even still. Each week, we’ll engage a current headline or event, holding it up to the Beatitudinal frame.

Weekly reflections from a psychologist and womanist theologian on faith, justice, and healing for people who are "ready to be healed, cause wholeness is no trifling matter"

Home of the Exvangelical podcast & a newsletter about belief, tech, & society—with a focus on US white evangelicalism.

Insurgent Thoughts is a newsletter that explores radical, anti-colonial, decolonial, and anti-imperialist ideas, histories, and struggles for liberation.

My personal Substack with dispatches from the wild way—reflections, stories, and field notes for navigating the dark forest between the old story and the new. The path to becoming restoried.

fugitive musings on faith, politics, and the art of living . . .

Morally Straight gives you the inside story of LGBTQ+ activists and allies fighting for a more inclusive future in the Boy Scouts of America.

Observations from a life of looking by the author and journalist Cathleen Falsani

A professor and journalist's take on the intersection of race, religion, and politics.