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Francis Su: How does mathematics contribute to human flourishing?
Only a few people will get a Ph.D. in math. But everyone can learn math and experience the beauty, joy and growth that it offers, says the author of “Mathematics for Human Flourishing” in an interview.
Rehabbing hate, a pastor’s lifelong ministry of protest and hope reverberates
In Laurens, South Carolina, faithful commitment undergirds an effort to transform a space tainted by white supremacy into a center for justice.
Link to author Stephanie Hunt
By Stephanie Hunt
Journalist
A church that grows together protests together
During the uprising that swelled after the murder of George Floyd, a Minneapolis congregation found that it already had the character and resources to respond faithfully.
Link to author Todd Nelson
By Todd Nelson
Journalist
We need to talk about white belief
If our efforts toward racial reconciliation in the United States are rooted in white belief, they will serve only to erase difference and center whiteness, says a professor.
Link to author Oluwatomisin Oredein
By Oluwatomisin Oredein
Professor, Brite Divinity School
Jennifer Harvey: Dismantling racism requires knowing our history
In the second edition of her book, the author of “Dear White Christians” reiterates that listening and responding to calls for reparations precedes the possibility of reconciliation.
Finding examples in the fight for justice
Finding an Asian American in the International Civil Rights Museum reminds us that we all have a part to play in tearing down injustice, says a worship leader.
Link to author Angie Hong
By Angie Hong
Worship leader, writer and speaker
Becoming a nation of better neighbors starts with equality
Before we reach for unity, we must first stop being bad neighbors, says a pastor.
Link to author Mycal X. Brickhouse
By Mycal X. Brickhouse
Pastor and director of alumni relations, Duke Divinity School
How do we reconcile with "those people"?
After terrorists stormed the Capitol and on the eve of the inauguration, healing our divisions feels harder than ever, writes the director of the Thriving Congregations Coordination Program at Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
Link to author Kelly Ryan
By Kelly Ryan
Director, Thriving Congregations Coordination Program
In a season of reckonings, forgiveness is not forgetting
As the toll of twin pandemics continues to mount and a divisive election looms, true absolution requires more than just words, writes an associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
Link to author Anthea Butler
By Anthea Butler
Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Africana studies, Universty of Pennsylvania
Errin Haines: Called to be a voice of clarity
The editor-at-large of The 19th*, a newly launched national magazine about gender, politics and policy, speaks about her faith and her call to be a journalist.
Link to author Ellen Ann Fentress
By Ellen Ann Fentress
Writer
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Join us for Foundations of Christian Leadership in San Antonio, where we will draw on the rich resources of the surrounding community as we imagine and listen together to how God is stirring in our world, in our church and in our lives. Applications are due Friday, August 13, 2021. Session 1 will take place October 25-28, 2021. Session 2 will take place January 18-21, 2022.