Skip to content
  • Start Here
    • Welcome to Unfit Christian
    • Essential Reading
    • Permissions and Privacy
  • READ
    • PUBLIC THEOLOGY
    • Cultural Witness
    • Black Public Affairs
      • About The Black Public Affairs Desk
  • Deconstruction
    • Embodied Faith
  • Identity
  • About Me
    • About D. Danyelle Thomas
    • Press Features
    • Press Assets
    • Philosophy
  • The Book
    • The Day God Saw Me as Black
  • Contact
    • Book D. Danyelle Thomas
  • Support
    • Patreon
    • Resources
  • Start Here
    • Welcome to Unfit Christian
    • Essential Reading
    • Permissions and Privacy
  • READ
    • PUBLIC THEOLOGY
    • Cultural Witness
    • Black Public Affairs
      • About The Black Public Affairs Desk
  • Deconstruction
    • Embodied Faith
  • Identity
  • Unfit Christian
  • About Me
    • About D. Danyelle Thomas
    • Press Features
    • Press Assets
    • Philosophy
  • The Book
    • The Day God Saw Me as Black
  • Contact
    • Book D. Danyelle Thomas
  • Support
    • Patreon
    • Resources

faith and culture

It Ain’t Demonic, It’s Demanding
Conjure & ATRs ► May 13, 2026

It Ain’t Demonic, It’s Demanding

Black spiritual inheritance is being labeled demonic in a moment shaped by Christian nationalism. But the real threat was never our ancestors, rituals, or Blackness. The threat is a faith that requires us to bury our memory to prove our devotion.

Read More
Losing It: I Left the Church & Never Looked Back.
Deconstruction ► December 8, 2017

Losing It: I Left the Church & Never Looked Back.

I remember the exact moment I knew I would not be coming back to church. When I reflect on that moment as a woman in her 40s, I am crystal clear on why.

Read More
Choosing Faith over Medicine: The Death of Rev. Shawn Jones
Deconstruction ► November 27, 2017

Choosing Faith over Medicine: The Death of Rev. Shawn Jones

32 year-old Rev. Shawn Jones fatally collapsed on Saturday, November 17th while performing at a concert. On the cost of choosing faith over medicine.

Read More
Jesus Loves Hoes, This We Know.
Deconstruction ► November 10, 2017

Jesus Loves Hoes, This We Know.

Who will lead the nasty ministry? How do we make room in our churches for those whose lives make us uncomfortable? On sin, sex work, and room at the Cross.

Read More
I’m Sorry, Sis, But Boaz Is Never Coming.
Deconstruction ► November 3, 2017

I’m Sorry, Sis, But Boaz Is Never Coming.

The story of Ruth & Boaz has been sold to Christian women as a model for courtship for years. But is it really what we make it out to be?

Read More
What ‘Dirty John’ Reveals About the Dangers of Faith
Cultural Witness ► October 16, 2017

What ‘Dirty John’ Reveals About the Dangers of Faith

There’s lessons everywhere if you pay attention. Examining how the riveting six-part podcast Dirty John illuminates the problem with blind faith.

Read More
Hi 👋🏾

Hi 👋🏾

D. Danyelle Thomas, Founder

Hi, I’m Dany, author, public theologian, cultural critic, and founder of Unfit Christian.

Explore the Archives

  • Black Public Affairs
  • Cultural Witness
    • Black Interior Life
  • Deconstruction
    • Conjure & ATRs
    • CULTURAL THEOLOGY
    • Embodied Faith
    • Faith
    • PRACTICAL THEOLOGY
    • PUBLIC THEOLOGY
  • Essentials
  • Identity
    • Gender & Power
    • Love &. Relationships
    • Race
    • Sexuality
  • READ MY BOOK
  • D. Danyelle Thomas
  • Speaker Kit
  • TIP JAR
  • RESOURCES
Copyright © 2026 | All Rights Reserved | Theme Designed by Little Theme Shop