Vol 5. Iss. 1: Editors' Note

In one week voters in the United States will elect a new President and Congress – who will in turn appoint and confirm the next majority of the Supreme Court. This alone has made it necessary for The Turning House to offer the community of Union Theological Seminary reflections on what the election has meant over the past few months and could mean for the next few years. Yet this election has also engaged “faith,” in various guises, more than usual; and on account of the policies of the current Administration, the whole world awaits the outcome of this election more than usual. These have made it only more pressing to share voice from the community prior to the election. We have focused on the intersection of religion and politics, and tried to emphasize issues that are (or at least have been made) germane to that connection. We make no claim to represent all the issues or views that are important to people who believe in God, democracy, or even both. But we have invited a half-dozen excellent writers from within the Seminary to prepare us for the booths.

With this issue, The Turning House notes a change in leadership. Beth Waltemath, Heath Reynolds, Alyssa Rayman-Reed, and Jeremy Posadas stunningly redefined the quality of this journal last year. We are grateful for the hard work of Beth and Alyssa, even as we welcome Andrea Davis and John Shorb to this year’s staff. As always, if you’d like to write for us, we’d like to talk to you: email us at TheTurningHouse @ gmail.com. And be sure to read The Turning House blog, http://TurningHouse.blogspot.com.

To the polls!