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.
Latest from Angela Denker
Denker: Women have always wanted, and deserved, more. Let’s not turn back the clock now.
I think of women like Carol Tierney and what they stood for whenever I see Instagram posts about “tradwives.”
September 2, 2025
Denker: The worst kind of evil
It came to this city — my neighborhood — last week. Here’s the antidote.
August 30, 2025
Denker: I thought cheerleading was a sport?
The conservative uproar over the Minnesota Vikings adding two male cheerleaders is just the latest way women have been gaslit when it comes to athletics.
August 23, 2025
Denker: What a Black presiding bishop means for the whitest denomination in America
The election of the Rev. Yehiel Curry to lead the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has given me a renewed sense of hope.
August 2, 2025
Denker: Why you don’t need a cabin to enjoy summer in Minnesota
Summer in the city can be quite special, too.
July 25, 2025
Denker: Partisan politics are so 2024. Now we’re facing something much worse.
Today’s political landscape calls for a unified resistance to creeping authoritarianism.
July 9, 2025
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Denker: Melissa Hortman’s legacy? Democracy is worth fighting for.
A shooter apparently motivated by violent masculinity and right-wing Christian rhetoric does not get the final word.
June 18, 2025
Denker: A dangerous start to summer: smoky rain and a terrorist attack amid endless wars
Authoritarian-leaning leaders like Trump and Netanyahu usher in a violent, dangerous world despite promises of safety.
June 4, 2025
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
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