"The most radical thing we can do isn’t flipping tables—it’s setting a bigger one."
The Christian Left—if such a thing can be called a single movement—has long been more of a current than an institution. We are the misfits, the monks, the liberation theologians, the activists who actually took Jesus seriously when he said, blessed are the poor. But in America—where Christian nationalism has hijacked the faith—we need more than scattered voices. We need a movement.
The Problem
Too often, the Christian Left is reactive—lamenting, protesting, and deconstructing without building. Meanwhile, the Christian Right has spent decades organizing. They’ve taken over school boards, built media empires, and embedded themselves in communities. They’re not winning because they have better theology. They’re winning because they organized for power.
What We Need to Do
1. Build Infrastructure for Liberation
We can’t just yell about injustice. We need to: