New and Noteworthy: ‘Young King,’ Biblical Interpretation, and More

Three culture recommendations from our editors.

Image from Si Pudiera Quedarme (If I Could Stay)

Safe Havens

For undocumented migrants facing deportation, church can be more than a place of worship—it can become a home. The documentary Si Pudiera Quedarme (If I Could Stay) follows two migrants who took refuge in Colorado churches, offering an intimate look at living in sanctuary. iNation Media

King’s Early Years

We know Martin Luther King Jr. as an adult making the case for racial equality through organizing and a preacher’s public speaking skills. In the biography Young King, Stanford professor Lerone Martin chronicles King’s transformation from agnostic teen farmworker to national civil rights icon. Amistad

The Torah for Radicals

There are scriptures many of us would rather avoid, explain away, or dismiss. Rabbi Caryn Broitman, in The Torah is an Open Book, challenges us to hold Hebrew Bible passages in tension with each other using the ancient Jewish interpretive tradition of midrash. Broadleaf

This appears in the August 2026 issue of Sojourners