Robert P. Jones 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 Jim Crow laws that enforced racial segregation, and overtly racist…
Susan K Smith The religion of empire Even within Christianity itself, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of denominations all claiming to know the true message of Jesus the Christ. Now, as in ancient and pre-biblical days,…
Justin Phillips Sit, listen, and share One such example of choosing who I would dialogue with came from joining a student group devoted to racial reconciliation at Duke Divinity School. That group helped me consider this…
Heather McGhee The stubborn belief that needs to shift So what is the stubborn belief that needs to shift now for us to make progress against inequality? I found my first clues in a series of psychology studies. Psychologists…
Robert P. Jones The Sacred Work of White Discomfort by Robert P. Jones https://robertpjones.substack.com/p/the-sacred-work-of-white-discomfort
Adam Taylor How Will We Teach Our Kids About Jan. 6? by Adam Taylor of Sojourners https://sojo.net/articles/how-will-we-teach-our-kids-about-jan-6
The Atlantic The End of Trust A very important article from The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/12/trust-recession-economy/620522/
Robert Putnam We successfully weathered that storm once, and we can do it again Perhaps the single most important lesson we can hope to gain from this analysis is that in the past America has experienced a storm of unbridled individualism in our culture,…
Uncategorized US Muslims gave more to charity than other Americans in 2020 Muslim Americans gave more to charity in 2020 than non-Muslims, a new study found. They are also more likely to volunteer, we learned. https://theconversation.com/us-muslims-gave-more-to-charity-than-other-americans-in-2020-170689
Robert P. Jones Study: Most white evangelicals don’t want to live in a religiously diverse country The new American Values Survey from PRRI also shows that 60% of white evangelicals believe the 2020 presidential election was stolen. No other religious group comes close. https://religionnews.com/2021/11/01/study-most-white-evangelicals-dont-want-to-live-in-a-religiously-diverse-country/
Shane Claiborne Weapons into Tools By Christy Berghoef https://blog.reformedjournal.com/2021/09/06/weapons-into-tools/
The Atlantic Some Americans No Longer Believe in the Common Good By Silas House https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/08/some-americans-no-longer-believe-in-the-common-good/619856/
The Guardian Illinois city’s reparations plan was heralded – but locals say it’s a cautionary tale https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/18/evanston-illinois-reparations-plan-cautionary-tale
Uncategorized ‘Homecoming’: 100 years after forceful removal, Nez Perce people celebrate reclaimed land https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2021/07/29/oregon-nez-perce-tribe-celebrate-reclaimed-reservation-land-history-treaty-chief-joseph-amsaaxpa/5424269001/
Parker Palmer If we are to survive and thrive, we must hold its divisions and contradictions with compassion, lest we lose our democracy. I discovered a book that helped me understand how heartbreak and depression - two of the most isolating and disabling experiences I know - can expand one’s sense of connectedness…
Robert Putnam An increasingly cutthroat social and economic contest Some Americans have reacted to these many forms of dislocation by turning on their perceived adversaries in an increasingly cutthroat social and economic contest. Racism and gender discrimination persist and…
Vote Common Good 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
Robin DiAngelo Identity Politics The United States was founded on the principle that all people are created equal. Yet the nation began with the attempted genocide of Indigenous people and the theft of their…
Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons Jesus calls us This book focuses on the type of progressive Christian political engagement championed by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and many others in the public square and outside the walls…
Parker Palmer Creative tension-holding If we want to “create a politics worthy of the human spirit,” we must find ways to bridge our differences, whether they are defined by age, gender, class, race, ethnicity,…
Telos Evangelical Christians must rethink their reflexive support for Israel By Greg Khalil from Telos. Four reasons evangelicals are reluctant to support equality for Palestinians and Israelis publicly. https://religionnews.com/2021/05/27/evangelical-christians-must-rethink-their-reflexive-support-for-israel/
