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Changing lives by changing how we live
There are steps we can take to help offset a purpose gap rooted in historical and contemporary oppressions, writes the senior director of learning design with the Forum for Theological Exploration.
Link to author Patrick B. Reyes
By Patrick B. Reyes
Senior director of learning design, Forum for Theological Exploration
Darla Deardorff: Grassroots peacemaking can begin with sharing stories
How we tell our stories and how we listen to others can help us see beyond differences, according to an expert in international education and intercultural competencies.
Anthea Butler: Our Black ancestors embodied the hope this moment requires
One year after the murder of George Floyd Jr., hope can be hard to come by, but it is critical if we are to make progress, writes a historian of American and African American religion at the University of Pennsylvania.
Link to author Anthea Butler
By Anthea Butler
Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Africana studies, Universty of Pennsylvania
Arionne Yvette Williams: Let's stop trying to convert racism deniers
We should partner with others who are committed to anti-racism work and not waste our efforts on convincing those who won’t acknowledge the need, writes a university chaplain.
Link to author Arionne Yvette Williams
By Arionne Yvette Williams
Associate Chaplain, University of Indianapolis
Jews and Muslims in New York bond over shared space and shared values
When a Muslim group needed a place for youth religious education, it began meeting at a synagogue. This arrangement led to friendship and learning -- and activism.
Link to author Martin Davis
By Martin Davis
Journalist
'Trauma upon trauma'
The verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial does not undo the accumulated horror people of color continue to absorb, writes an expert on faith and mental health.
Link to author Jessica Young Brown
By Jessica Young Brown
Assistant professor of counseling and practical theology, Virginia Union University
Shayla Harris: Black church history is Black history is American history
The Black church has played an indelible role in the lives of its members and in the evolution of the nation as a whole, says a producer-director of a recent PBS series.
An anti-racism program interrogates whiteness
With a curriculum based in the works of Black intellectuals and creatives, a Baptist pastor helps white participants consider racism as they haven’t before.
Link to author Cynthia R. Greenlee
By Cynthia R. Greenlee
Journalist
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.
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
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