New data reveals extraordinary global heating in the Arctic
Temperatures in the Barents Sea region are ‘off the scale’ and may affect extreme weather in the US and Europe […]
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How Christian Nationalism Paved the Way for Jan. 6 Insurrection
In this video interview, Jack Jenkins of Religion News Service talks about his article How Christian Nationalism Paved the Way
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His was a social revolution
Jesus lived in an unjust society and throughout his life witnessed the constant abuse of his people by the Roman
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How millions of lives can be saved if the US acts now on climate
Researchers have now calculated how many people could be saved from heat-related death if the US takes meaningful action https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/16/us-climate-crisis-millions-lives-saved
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“The glory of God is a human being fully alive.”
One common misconception about Jesus is that his earthly ministry was defined primarily by his teaching and preaching. But read
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Where Does Racial Harmony Exist?
One way to heal the racial divide is to observe under what conditions racial harmony exists or flourishes. I notice
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A small round table conversation
We recently hosted a small round table conversation in Atlanta, Georgia. The topic was race and racism. We invited ten
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The Theft of Identity
Our first claim is that White supremacy stole the truth about the identity of African Americans. In saying this, we
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God in Christ makes clear whose side God is on when it comes to questions of injustice
From a theological lens, Christians assert that God chose to incarnate as a first-century Jewish man, as a member of
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South Carolina slave laws
South Carolina’s layered slave trades grew in complexity. The multiplying African population increased the terror of White settlers, who codified
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The story behind How to Heal Our Divides
Many thanks to Calvary Presbyterian Church, San Francisco for hosting this Q&A about How to Heal Our Divides. I tell
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Candidates for Common Good have committed themselves to leading with values consistent with the common good.
This means they will use the common good as a guiding principle in how they govern, what policies they advocate,
It always comes back to counting the cost
Let us say our priest asks for an additional Lunch Box volunteer one week. Many people can say, “Sure, I’ll
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Congress held a second hearing on book bans and censorship in the classroom
Congress held a second hearing on book bans and censorship in the classroom, and considered, among other testimonies, a letter
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The old zero-sum paradigm is not just counterproductive; it’s a lie
The logical extension of the zero-sum story is that a future without racism is something white people should fear, because
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Or did they actually love other things
In Holocaust literature, participation in the atrocities are described by types: perpetrators, victims, and bystanders. David Gushee’s assessment of the
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The beloved community and the heresy of white replacement
by Robert P. Jones https://religionnews.com/2022/05/16/the-beloved-community-and-the-heresy-of-white-replacement/
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The Native American slave trade
But Black oblivion is not the only kind of oblivion within American colonial slavocracy. Mystery compounds mystery with the southeastern
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