New CC content on Kamala Harris, Christians who keep Torah, and more.

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** Interfaith politics
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I’m always excited when someone writes their first Century article. It’s good for our magazine to expand its tapestry of voices, perspectives, and experiences. This was true a few months ago when Javier Viera, president of Garrett Seminary, reflected on this year’s historic UMC General Conference ([link removed]) . And I’m excited to introduce his second piece for us (not a sophomore slump) about Kamala Harris’s interfaith identity/family ([link removed]) —and how that might be an asset in both an election and an administration.

We have other new content from some Century regulars. Voices columnist Julian DeShazier considers how our algorithm-like lives ([link removed]) work against opportunities for randomness and spontaneity. CC news editor Dawn Araujo-Hawkins reports on a small but growing movement of Christians who believe fervently that Torah observance is for everyone ([link removed]) .

Plus scroll down for more great content, like a book review about human smugglers ([link removed]) and a poem about two young children seeking to be heard and to be found ([link removed]) .

Email me: What writing have you loved this year?
Jon Mathieu
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** Kamala Harris’s interfaith identity could help her win the election ([link removed])
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“I hope Kamala Harris will publicly embrace the multiple religious traditions present in her own family because the spiritual humility produced by interreligious engagement is a stark antidote to Christian nationalism’s fundamental arrogance.”

by Javier A. Viera
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** God cares nothing for our algorithms ([link removed])
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“The algorithmic nature of our lives causes us, by design, to miss some experiences that we absolutely must have for a full and faithful life.”

by Julian DeShazier
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** The roots of Hebrew Roots ([link removed])
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“Hebrew Roots might sound a lot like Messianic Judaism, but they are actually two distinct groups within a larger Torah movement. One major point of division is the role of the rabbinic law.”

by Dawn Araujo-Hawkins
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** In the Lectionary for August 25 (Ordinary 21B) ([link removed])
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Gird yourself with the T-shirt of righteousness, the backpack of faith, the hoodie of salvation.

by Katie Hines-Shah

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** The humanity of human smugglers ([link removed])
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Anthropologist Jason De León charts the desperation, grief, and friendships of the Central American guías who bring migrants across borders.

review by Colton Bernasol


** Searching ([link removed])
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“Plain science, she says, only I hear plane
science as in vortex, wing span, and Newton’s many laws;
spacecrafts and the moon (surely there’s a moon in her future). ...”

poem by Lisa Dordal
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