What's in S(h)ibboleth Issue 1?
Faith, without the baggage. Justice without equivocation. Entertainment without whatever it is you don't like about entertainment.
S(h)ibboleth magazine is a new, print publication for Christians (and the Christianity-adjacent) who no longer feel seen or served by conservative religious media. S(h)ibboleth is left-leaning, LGBTQ+ affirming, anti-racist, anti-imperialist and post-post-post evangelical. But it's a lot less serious and self-important than that sounds.
Every issue aims to feature environmental issues, economic justice, progressive politics, queer content, non-Christian religious perspectives, sex, mental health, art and music, devotions, amusements and social commentary for a better world.
Issue 1 of S(h)ibboleth magazine is out in December 2024 on a limited print run. We will never print all (or even most) of an issue's content online, so pre-order your copy now to avoid disappointment.
Here's what you get for your ten quid...
In Issue 1:
News and comment
News: Cobain, Rowling, Trump, Harris, Macklemore, Sudan, DRC, Palestine, Ohio and more
The Climate and Nature Bill: What it is and why it matters
Gaza death toll: A genocide in lists
Features
Flamy Grant: Interview with the drag queen
Jeza Belle: A drag devotional
Why a magazine: A mini manifesto in praise of print
Drag Story Hour: FAQ for beginners
A Christian response to drag: Beyond the panic
Greenbelt festival: In pictures
The Pizza Hut school of gender: A trans metaphor
Church and faith
Prayer: A liturgy for Palestine
Faith Hero: Dorothy Day
God's work profile: Christians for Palestine
Broad churches: Bloomsbury Central Baptist
Queer 'I': My trans, non-binary faith journey
Jesus in film: Son of Man, 2006
Regulars
Shelf expression: On Mark Woods' bookshelf
Not a horoscope: The Enneagrammaton
Ethicalculator: The maths of solar panels, heat pumps and leaving gifts
Dog-whistle decoder: DEI, CRT, SJWs and the people that hate them
Liberation hero: Thomas Sankara profile
Playlist: Tunes that inspired or were inspired by the issue
Columns and arts
Mental health: How helpful is the Bible?
Smash the patriarchy: Be manly, fight the patriarchy
Sex: Sex for pleasure as a Christian
Reviews: Los Campesinos!, MxPx, Ruth Naomi Floyd, Ta-Nehisi Coates
Exhibition: Turner finalists at Tate Britain
Dude, where's my Carman: Moments from the CCM vaults