White Christians stand out in their negative attitudes about racial, ethnic, and religious minorities
To be sure, most white denominations, and most white Christians, have today taken pains to distance themselves from slavery, the […]
Christianity
The religion of empire
Even within Christianity itself, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of denominations all claiming to know the true message of
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The Sacred Work of White Discomfort
by Robert P. Jones https://robertpjones.substack.com/p/the-sacred-work-of-white-discomfort
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For herd animals like us
Now when it comes to intellectual doubt, you’re dealing primarily with your meaning module, the part of your brain committee
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Convictions
Our response is framed by seven core convictions that we believe are foundational to a constructive engagement with the work
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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Weapons into Tools
By Christy Berghoef https://blog.reformedjournal.com/2021/09/06/weapons-into-tools/
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Contrived excuses rather than convincing explanations
Before becoming a pastor, I thought more time in Bible study, more time in prayer, more time exposed to hymns
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“True Christians”
Americans have never had a monolithic view of Jesus, nor have they had a monolithic understanding of what Christianity is.
United Church of Christ declares racism a public health crisis
from Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/2021/07/14/ucc-united-church-of-christ-declares-racism-a-public-health-crisis/
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Some Assumptions In This Book
This book is laid out upon a few assumptions. FIrst is that in order to be a Christian, one must
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Faith Groups Launch New Curriculum in Bid to Address Surge in Christian Nationalism
https://www.newsweek.com/faith-groups-launch-new-curriculum-bid-address-surge-christian-nationalism-1606701
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Jesus calls us
This book focuses on the type of progressive Christian political engagement championed by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and
6 Ways To Embrace True Inclusion In Your Faith Community
by Brandan Robertson https://chalicepress.com/blogs/news/6-ways-to-embrace-true-inclusion-in-your-faith-community
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Growing Up White In The Segregated South: Forbidden Friendship
by Dr. Jeff Burns https://www.patheos.com/blogs/jeffburns/2021/06/growing-up-white-in-the-segregated-south-forbidden-friendship/
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What are you going to do about it?
To understand my evolution as a reconciliation leader, you must first understand that I began my journey sincerely believing that
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They can’t identify as Christians any longer
I’ve traveled around the country working at the intersection of progressive politics and religion for the past decade and met
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Falling Upward
Back in 2011, Richard Rohr wrote a book called Falling Upward. Richard, a warmhearted Franciscan brother, Catholic priest, insightful teacher,
Three core commitments
For Jesus, a politics of love manifests itself in the form of compassion, which in Latin means literally to “suffer
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