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February 9, 2021
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. When Jennifer Harvey wrote her book “Dear White Christians: For Those Still Longing for Racial Reconciliation,” she couldn’t have imagined the context in which it would be […]
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Sentiment isn’t enough to combat oppression
A pastor whose church in Washington, D.C., was vandalized by white supremacists urges his fellow Christians to avoid feel-good responses and instead act in community to disrupt systems of oppression. I am sitting at my desk opening mail. Stacks of it. A business envelope from Ohio containing five handwritten pages. High-end, heavyweight stationery from Connecticut. […]
read moreabout Sentiment isn’t enough to combat oppressionDecember 8, 2020
What is possible? Out of a season of hardship and into a season of hope
From her perspective in the midst of the pandemic and with a new year dawning, a New York pastor advocates for leaders to look again for possibilities. Advent is upon us, and many are bracing to restart in a new year. Scientists have told us that we need to prepare for more strict precautions in […]
read moreabout What is possible? Out of a season of hardship and into a season of hopeDecember 8, 2020
Listening to the voices of the silence — the politics beyond intercultural competence
As part of the Theological Education Between the Times series, a seminary professor writes about the effects of endemic power structures on students who come from abroad to study in the West. Calls for intercultural competence have been common in theological education for decades. Even if the ideal is not fully realized, it is present. […]
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