Justice

The death of Nolan Wells invites difficult questions about belonging, justice, and the value of Black life in America. Through sociology, ethnography, theology, and liberation thought, this editorial reflects on the dignity of quiet leaders whose lives matter in the eyes of God.

The Word of Faith tradition has rightly emphasized that believers should not continually rehearse fear, defeat, hopelessness, or unbelief when Scripture has already declared the promises of God fulfilled in Jesus Christ (2 Cor. 1:20).²