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Anti-racist formation of children and youth
Faith communities can play a crucial role to counter efforts that limit what is taught about our nation’s past and present, including the banning of books and censoring of curriculum content. Most churches already have the mechanisms in place to offer formation. Here are resources to make those offerings practically, thoughtfully and intentionally anti-racist.
Hard truths are sacred
White Christians must be willing to live in the discomfort of letting their version of Christianity go, says a professor of theology and ethics.
Link to author Oluwatomisin Oredein
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Oluwatomisin Oredein
Professor, Brite Divinity School
Here's how churches can play a crucial role in the anti-racist formation of children and youth
Three explicit shifts can help shape programs that counter public efforts to limit teaching about racism and injustice.
Link to author Henry Zonio
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Henry Zonio
Sociologist
Tennessee Rep. Justin J. Pearson joins the tradition of prophetic Black faith leaders
When the ousted state representative preached on Easter Sunday, he moved the pulpit into the public sphere, writes an AME pastor.
Link to author Jazmine L. Brooks
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Jazmine L. Brooks
Pastor and journalist
Cole Arthur Riley: Collective memory as liberation
The bestselling author sees solidarity in liturgy and hope in practicing memory.
Research-based guidelines for leading the church in a new era of ministry
How can Christian leaders adapt to the changes the pandemic has brought? A scholar who has studied pastors and volunteers during the past three years offers suggestions for adjusting to a new reality.
Link to author Eileen R. Campbell-Reed
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Eileen R. Campbell-Reed
Visiting associate professor, Union Theological Seminary
10 ways to avoid inadvertent antisemitism during Holy Week
An expert in Jewish-Christian relations offers guidelines for avoiding the implicit and explicit expression of hatred toward Jews in Easter liturgies and practices.
Link to author Elena Procario-Foley
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Elena Procario-Foley
Brother John G. Driscoll Professor of Jewish-Catholic Studies, Iona University
An experiment in housing and health: Tiny homes, burgeoning community and respite care
A Nashville church shares its property with a cluster of tiny homes where unhoused people can recover from illness and injury and move closer to stability.
Link to author Fiona Soltes
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Fiona Soltes
Journalist
Gillian Frank: Before abortion was legal, clergy networks provided connections to reproductive care
Faith leaders can be misunderstood as universally opposing abortion. In fact, the commitment of some clergy to make it safe and accessible predates Roe v. Wade, says a historian and author who studies religion, gender and sexuality.
Link to author Cynthia R. Greenlee
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Cynthia R. Greenlee
Journalist
Movement chaplains offer specialized support for activists
Grounded in grassroots traditions, these chaplains are helping advocates for justice across the country access community resources and receive spiritual care.
Link to author Leslie Quander Wooldridge
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Leslie Quander Wooldridge
Journalist
