Differing attitudes about race reflect two Americas
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Some of the most important work of reconciliation is not just between cultures or ethnic groups but also within them, says Peter Cha.
Scott Benhase: A national narcissism
Latino immigrants are only our latest scapegoats.
Violette Nyirarukundo Mwenedata: Wounded healer
A survivor of the Rwandan genocide talks about how her own suffering inspired her to reach out to others in places such as Haiti and Sudan as a biblical counselor.
Virgilio P. Elizondo: Diversity is a sign of the new creation
A pioneer of mestizo theology uses the image of Jesus crossing borders to illustrate a spirituality of redemptive inclusion.
Reconciliation on campus
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship is a rare model of a large institution that has woven racial reconciliation into its DNA, despite the fact that trying to achieve this goal can be messy and discouraging.
Gerardo Marti: Diversely Emerging
The print and blog war between the Multiracial Church Movement and the Emerging Church Movement is a battle for the future of Christianity
Small acts, great transformations
As the lives of André Trocmé and Nelson Mandela readily show, transformational leadership begins with small acts of goodness and basic human decency, writes Jason Byassee.
Paride Taban: Voice of the voiceless
The Sudanese bishop emeritus expresses hope that “the eyes of the government, the church and the international community can be brought to the dying people through the [Kuron] peace village.”
Mark Gornik: I'm a believer in institutions
The founder of City Seminary came to New York to plant a church and ended up studying the city’s African churches. It gave him a new way of seeing Christianity.