from Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/2022/02/15/racial-unity-merged-southern-congregation-sets-an-example/
Racial unity: Merged Southern congregation sets an example Read More »
Sin is passed down from generation to generation. As it goes, it snowballs. At some point, within five generations of
Black deaths were not recorded, except as property loss Read More »
“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Anti-immigrant sentiment Read More »
The Friendship House has a transformative effect on both the students and the core residents. https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2022/01/duke-university-durham-friendship-house-divinity-school
As anxiety over the climate and environmental degradation rises, a scholar argues that teachings from religion and spirituality need to
Can religion and faith combat eco-despair? Read More »
THE COMMON IDEA of claiming “color blindness” is akin to the notion of being “ not racist” – as with
Claiming “color blindness” Read More »
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/feb/17/rowan-williams-uk-wealth-tax-inequality-archbishop-rich-poor
Rowan Williams calls for UK wealth tax to tackle ‘spiralling inequality’ Read More »
The earliest phase of the Christian Right movement didn’t bridge the Protestant-Catholic divide. But when Protestant Christian Right leaders such
By Sister Simone Campbell https://religionnews.com/2022/02/16/how-faith-leaders-can-heal-the-peoples-divisions-and-restore-hope/
Our spiritual leaders need to step up to heal our political divisions Read More »
From FiveThirtyEight https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/redlining/ The project looked at 138 formerly redlined cities and found most were still segregated — just like
The Lasting Legacy Of Redlining Read More »
If so, we suggest you check out Faiths United to Save Democracy, an initiative of Sojourners, Skinner Leadership Institute, the
Do you care about voting rights? Read More »
Red Letter Christians highlights the chapter Michael W. Waters wrote for our book “How to Heal Our Divides: A Practical
“Nothing New Under the Sun”: Opposing Racism Today Read More »
Our beloved Bible gave us the Great Commandment, found in the Synoptic Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. It is
In many instances unwilling to abide by it Read More »
To understand Whiteness we must begin with Blackness. In the emergence of Blackness, Whiteness finds its origin and its meaning.
The Creation of Blackness Read More »
by Stacey Chomiak https://staceychomiak.com/2022/01/29/what-does-it-mean-to-become-an-affirming-church/
What does it mean to become an AFFIRMING CHURCH? Read More »
by Michael McCray https://www.michaelmcray.com/blog/how-to-change-someones-mind
How to Change Someone’s Mind Read More »
Also: I’ve spent a lot of my life in classrooms and the hallways of academia. I know the people on
Plagued by that devil voice Read More »
from Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/2022/02/03/christian-activist-lisa-sharon-harpers-family-story-uncovers-americas-racial-roots/
Lisa Sharon Harper’s ‘Fortune’ uncovers America’s racial roots in family stories Read More »
In my gut, I’ve always known that laws are merely expressions of a society’s dominant beliefs. It’s the beliefs that
Today our schools are nearly as segregated as they were before Read More »
Another frequently heard concern regards entitlements, and whether reparations might contribute to a culture of entitlement among African Americans. We
I hated coming to the realization of what people of color potentially faced every day: I was a body; I
Whites tend to live as if we are unmarked racially Read More »
