A New Name and a New Venue for CT’s Mosaic Newsletter |
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In the past year, editorial director Sho Baraka and I have been publishing essays and Q&As through the Mosaic newsletter, spotlighting stories and topics from the margins of the American church. The work is part of CT’s Big Tent Initiative, which aims to address the racial, political, and social divides that have weakened our unity and, as Sho noted in a recent essay, increase the chances of the disintegrated becoming united disciples. |
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That’s the work we’ve aimed to carry out through CT Mosaic, and it won’t change. But we are changing the name of our newsletter to better connect it with the wider project. After today, CT Mosaic will be delivered in your inbox as "CT Big Tent." If you see it, it will still be us—Sho, me, Chris Butler, and other contributors—just under a different name. |
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Second, we are moving the newsletter to Substack! You don’t need to take any action to read it. The only change is, in addition to the new name, the newsletter will simply look a little different. The shift to Substack will allow you to engage with us directly in the comments section, talk to other readers, and find more newsletters, such as CT Books. |
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Sho and I are excited to keep building the Big Tent community with you all. |
- Sho Baraka, editorial director, Big Tent:
- The NFL draft took place recently, and if you haven’t seen clips, check it out. Whether or not you’re a football fan, it’s always nice to see young men cry in front of millions knowing their dreams are coming true.
- I’ve been learning a new language and have become fascinated with etymology and linguistics. I love listening to Columbia professor John McWhorter talk about the topic. His latest book Pronoun Trouble talks about the history of pronouns and gets into other topics, like why we should make y’all the official plural form of you. He talked about his book last year with writer Malcolm Gladwell.
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- Haleluya Hadero, Black church editor:
- Harvard’s Kennedy School has been hosting some worthwhile, laid-back discussions with current and former politicians and journalists. I recently watched one with former New Jersey governor Chris Christie and three mayors who are leading revitalization efforts in Pennsylvania, Indiana, and New York. I liked another discussion they hosted with CNN anchor Abby Phillips right after the 2024 presidential election, and I usually click on their videos whenever interesting names or topics come up.
- There are a lot of so-called relationship experts giving horrible advice on social media. As Christians, we can, of course, tell people good and biblical principles. But it’s challenging for our words to gain much traction. So whenever I see a believer who is influencing pop culture in a good way, I’m appreciative. Recently, I discovered an influencer called Kittie Rose, who not only talks to her followers about relationships but does Bible studies with them as well.
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message from the big tent initiative |
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The Big Tent Initiative has launched a new monthly student column called The Syllabus. The column will feature student opinions on timely national and international topics. We aim to highlight how students in the US are thinking about important issues and how the Christian faith informs their worldview. To see this month’s prompt and submit a response, go to MoreCT.com/TheSyllabus. |
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Later this year, the Big Tent Initiative is planning to host an in-person convening about youth and the work of justice. The event will feature panel discussions on various topics. We are also planning to spotlight young people who are doing impactful service projects and carrying out the work of justice in their communities. To offer us recommendations for panel topics and people to highlight, contact us at bigtent@christianitytoday.com. |
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In this issue of Christianity Today and in this season of the Christian year, we explore the bookends of life: birth and death. You’ll read Karen Swallow Prior’s essay on childlessness and Kara Bettis Carvalho’s overview of reproductive technologies. Haleluya Hadero reports on artificially intelligent griefbots, and Kristy Etheridge discusses physician-assisted suicide. There is much work to be done to promote life. We talk with Fleming Rutledge about the Crucifixion, knowing that while suffering lasts for a season, Jesus has triumphed over death through his death. This Lenten and Easter season, may these words be a companion as you consider how you might bring life in the spaces you inhabit. |
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