Angela Denker
Contributing Columnist
Religion & PoliticsThe Rev. Angela Denker is an ELCA pastor, journalist and award-winning author. She is a sought-after speaker on Christian nationalism. Her first book was “Red State Christians,” and her new book, “Disciples of White Jesus: The Radicalization of American Boyhood“ will be released in March 2025. She has written for many publications, including Sports Illustrated, the Washington Post and Fortune magazine. You can read more of her work on her Substack, I’m Listening, at https://angeladenker.substack.com/. She serves Lake Nokomis Lutheran Church as pastor of visitation and public theology and lives in Minneapolis.
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Latest from Angela Denker
Denker: One simple thing you can offer people experiencing homelessness
Instead of turning away, here’s how you can make an impact when you come across someone who is unhoused or who is panhandling.
May 11, 2025
Denker: The inclusive legacy of a lowly pontiff
It was his humility that undid his critics, and that won over many others including me, a Lutheran pastor.
April 21, 2025
Denker: A cynical country faces resurrection
Whales are magnificent and beautiful and miraculous in the water, where they belong. On land, they are sad and tragic, a signpost of our tragic and mournful times.
April 19, 2025
Denker: Innocuous white supremacists and Midwestern small towns
An excerpt from my new book, “Disciples of White Jesus.”
March 24, 2025
Denker: Youth basketball is a way of life in the State of Hockey
It’s madness in March during what is billed as the largest youth basketball tournament in the U.S. — and then it all ends in an instant.
March 11, 2025
Denker: And now Elon Musk is coming after Lutheran refugee organizations
While the attacks are unwarranted, they also reveal the danger of “rebranding” the Social Gospel.
February 5, 2025
Denker: Called by God, to join the godless?
I was taught to be suspicious of atheists or non-religious people. So I was humbled to find that as a Christian leader in America in 2025, they’ve become my allies.
January 23, 2025
Denker: What can’t be confined
The true presence of the season from inside the Stillwater prison, and from the glimmers of hope in incarcerated clinical pastoral education graduates.
December 25, 2024
Denker: Youth basketball is a way of life in the State of Hockey
It’s madness in March during what is billed as the largest youth basketball tournament in the U.S. — and then it all ends in an instant.
March 11, 2025
Denker: And now Elon Musk is coming after Lutheran refugee organizations
While the attacks are unwarranted, they also reveal the danger of “rebranding” the Social Gospel.
February 5, 2025
Denker: Called by God, to join the godless?
I was taught to be suspicious of atheists or non-religious people. So I was humbled to find that as a Christian leader in America in 2025, they’ve become my allies.
January 23, 2025
Denker: What can’t be confined
The true presence of the season from inside the Stillwater prison, and from the glimmers of hope in incarcerated clinical pastoral education graduates.
December 25, 2024