Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite
Professor, Chicago Theological Seminary

Former president of Chicago Theological Seminary (1998-2008), Thistlethwaite is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress.

Latest by Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite

The Icemen Cometh: Romney-Ryan and the future of compassion in America

The Icemen Cometh: Romney-Ryan and the future of compassion in America

This national election has now become a referendum on whether we will choose the value of selfishness or of compassion.

White supremacy: The real ‘homegrown’ terrorism

White supremacy: The real ‘homegrown’ terrorism

As white Americans, we must recognize the threat that “white supremacy” poses to the equal dignity and worth of all human beings as created in the image of God.

Romney, Israel and the future of peace

Romney, Israel and the future of peace

From “gaffes” about British preparedness for the Olympic Games to the “capital” of Israel remark, the overarching paradigm for Romney abroad is America as the world’s CEO.

Do Americans trust guns more than God?

Do Americans trust guns more than God?

The politics of gun control will not change until we get a lot clearer that the American trust in guns is a failure of trust in God.