The burden of healing when forgiveness becomes political
More than a decade after the massacre at Emanuel AME Church, a pastor reflects on what is required for true forgiveness to occur.
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‘Embodied Reconciliation: Congregational Healing as Pastoral Care’
In this excerpt, a scholar asks, What are the tasks of pastoral care and leadership in the wake of conflict or tension within a community of faith?
Link to author Leanna K. Fuller
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Leanna K. Fuller
Associate professor, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
‘Confronting Islamophobia in the Church: Liturgical Tools for Justice’
Pastors who cofounded an interfaith organization offer three theological starting points for developing “holy envy” from a Baptist perspective in this excerpt from their new book.
Anna Piela
Michael Woolf
‘Love Made Me an Inventor: The Story of Maggy Barankitse’
A professor of ethics recounts the story and impact of humanitarian Maggy Barankitse in a new book.
Link to author David Toole
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David Toole
Director, Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University
Restorative justice practices teach high school students to share stories and resolve conflict
A nonprofit hosts conversation circles in schools as part of its commitment to healing trauma and preventing violence in Chicago’s Bronzeville community.
Link to author Alison Bowen
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Alison Bowen
Journalist
MLK Day and the inauguration: Looking forward, looking back
The convergence and contradictions of the Martin Luther King holiday and the second inauguration of Donald Trump reflect a decidedly American pattern, writes the co-executive director of MLK50.
Link to author Adrienne Johnson Martin
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Adrienne Johnson Martin
Journalist
Going beyond just keeping the peace to becoming ambassadors of peace
In the months before the 2024 presidential election, the Purple Church Initiative helped members of hundreds of UMC churches in North Carolina talk with fellow congregants with whom they disagreed.
Beth Crissman
Kenneth H. Carter Jr.
With repentance for its past, a retreat center and hub for social justice builds a new future
Almost 40 years ago, an ecumenical group of faith leaders rallied to save a historic property in Richmond, Virginia. They have continued its prayerful tradition while creating a place for refuge and education.
Link to author Edie Gross
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Edie Gross
Journalist
What does it mean to follow Jesus in a divided America?
Our ultimate goal isn’t winning an argument or even an election but bringing healing to a suffering world, writes a journalist and author.
Link to author Bekah McNeel
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Bekah McNeel
Journalist and author
How long, O Lord? How long?
What might we hear and think and do as faith leaders as the war in the Middle East grinds on?
Link to author Peter A. Pettit
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Peter A. Pettit
Teaching pastor, St. Paul Lutheran Church
Brenda Salter McNeil: Reconciliation is about much more than making friends
For the Seattle-based theologian, living into the reality of reconciliation means contributing to a world where all of God’s creation can flourish.
