I didn’t know why it was so hard for me
I survived my childhood. I got through elementary school even though I did no homework, never studied for quizzes or […]
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Politically Divided Congregations: A Curriculum for Reconciliation and Transformation
from Sojourners https://sojo.net/politically-divided-congregations-curriculum
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It’s easy to feel pessimistic about the climate. But we’ve got two big things on our side
by Bill McKibben https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/15/climate-crisis-cop26-bill-mckibben
Selfishness is America’s Deadliest Virus
by John Pavlovitz https://johnpavlovitz.com/2021/08/05/selfishness-is-americas-second-virus/
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How we think about racism is largely determined by our own particular race
For my friend stranded in the unlit parking lot, fearing the black man who ultimately came to her aid revealed
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How to Think Outside Your Brain
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/11/opinion/brain-mind-cognition.html?referringSource=articleShare
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It is our very denial which has allowed the system to continue
Though this book will be talking about race and its impact on how both the Bible and the United States
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Hypocrisy and self-deception proved to be far greater dangers than uncertainty
Of course, now that I’m a bit older and have had my own skirmishes with self-sabotage, I’ve come to wonder
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Americans are “broadly pessimistic” about the future
Our ongoing failure to achieve racial and gender equality and inclusion is a deeply troubling aspect of our national life
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Father Lucas recalled one zealous priest standing on the church steps with a bullwhip to discourage any blacks from attending services.
As blacks began to pour into northern cities to escape oppression in the South as part of the “great migration”
A more “we” society
During these decades Americans became – perhaps more than ever before – focused on what we could accomplish together. And
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Innovation
This is a book about the space of innovation. Some environments squelch new ideas; some environments seem to breed them
A new Anne Frank Center aims to reshape racism through Holocaust education
from Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/2021/09/15/a-new-anne-frank-center-aims-to-reshape-racism-through-holocaust-education/
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Some people don’t think much about their faith.
For them, it’s primarily a matter of belonging (I enjoy being part of a church, synagogue, mosque, temple, or dharma
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Greater awareness of racism
I do not presume to have arrived on the issue, or to be “woke.” I simply want to share with
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The transformation of hearts is essential
Opposing racism but not being active in combatting it sounds rather benign. Forfeiting opportunities to act creatively for race relations
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The cycle hardened the racist ideas inside me
Like the famous question about the chicken and the egg, the answer is less important than the cycle it describes.
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Weapons into Tools
By Christy Berghoef https://blog.reformedjournal.com/2021/09/06/weapons-into-tools/
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Racial Awareness and Mindfulness Festival 2021
Learn more and register here: http://raf2021.eventbrite.com/ On Saturday October 16, 2021, people across the globe are invited to come together
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Contributions of this book
Though we intend for this book to be introductory, we also hope that it will make substantive contributions to larger
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They refused to integrate
The Baptist denominational history is not unique in American Christianity. Virtually all of the major white mainline Protestant denominations split
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