Christ Without a Flag

Christ Without a Flag is part of the Spirituality and Society series, which explores how Christian spirituality shapes our inner life and inspires us to live with courageous public faith. In this volume, discipleship meets the rival liturgies of our age (tribe, nation, ideology) and refuses to bow. The book calls readers to follow the crucified and risen Christ beyond partisan loyalties, toward a kingdom that can't be bordered, bought, or weaponized.

First shared with readers of Graham's Substack, Spirituality and Society with Hilly, these chapters explore war and displacement, the wounds of slavery's legacy, toxic politics, activism that requires a contemplative soul, and a global mission that now spans everywhere to everywhere. Along the way, the cross becomes a scandal to empire and a shelter for the vulnerable; empathy is reclaimed as cruciform strength; and the church is invited to practice hospitality, justice, and hope across every boundary.

This is a summons to live as citizens of a borderless reign: to love beyond allegiance, pray in the public square, welcome the stranger, and seek the common good without losing the gospel's edge. It invites readers to carry a cruciform, stubborn hope (lifting not a flag, but a cross) so the world might glimpse a mercy stronger than fear and a communion wider than any nation.

Features of this Book

• Following Christ beyond nationalism
• Cruciform compassion for a divided world
• Justice shaped by contemplation and courage
• Global mission for a borderless church