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Introduction: Speaking Truth to Power
Elaine Graham
One of the perennial themes of this journal is the nature of the involvement of Christians – individually, collectively and institutionally – in public affairs. One such channel is through representatives of the churches speaking out on public issues in the belief that those in power should be held to account. One recent and much-discussed example of this comes in the shape of a sermon delivered in January 2025 by the Rt Revd Mariann Edgar Budde, Episcopal Bishop of Washington on the occasion of the inauguration of the second Donald Trump administration. She issued a passionate plea to the President to show justice and compassion towards the most marginalised or vilified in society, such as migrant workers, refugees’ children and members of the LGBTQ community.
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