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Love matters

In 1951 British psychologist John Bowlby proposed something radical concerning human development. Bowlby proposed that love matters. And not just in a philosophical or a poetic sense. Love, he theorized,…

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Weaving racial hierarchy into legal structure

Maryland colonists enslaved Africans as early as 1640, but legislators did not begin to embed slavery into the colony’s legal framework until 1664. Four elements converged to launch Maryland’s quest…

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Our awareness of transcendence

Let’s start at the heart of the matter with a simple definition: What is the human capacity for spirituality? At the core of spirituality is the transcendent relationship, a dynamic…

Andre Henry

For many, the fight for racial justice begins with a wake-up call that demands we unlearn the whitewashed histories we were taught

Because most people don’t know what racism is, they don’t know how to fight it. This is even true of the millions of people who’ve taken to the streets because…

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For White People Tired of Being Called “Racist”

by John Pavlovitz https://johnpavlovitz.com/2021/11/10/for-white-people-tired-of-being-called-racist/ "I’m tired of white people supporting a political party incessantly working to keep people of color from voting and feigning outrage at the suggestion they may…

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Social Construction of Race in the United States

Freedom and equality - regardless of religion or class status - were radical new ideas when the United States was formed. At the same time, the US economy was based…

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Don’t You Get Weary 

by Susan K. Williams Smith             The late Congressman John Lewis said “our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year. It is the…

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Light and a way forward to anyone stuck in the pain of their life journey

We all know at least a bit of the science of wound healing just by our life experiences. Our knees get scraped and blood oozes out. Soon it is sticky…

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Mental health among LGBTQ+ teenagers

Mental health is one of the most pressing issues facing teenagers today. Diagnoses of anxiety and depression are occurring more frequently and at increasingly younger ages. And while mental health…

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I was lost and now I’m found

Why do I tell this story in light of the abuse and murder of autistic children? And why do I tell it using only the barest outline of facts? Because…

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The Inequality Era

In the mid-1960s, the American Dream was as easy to achieve as it ever was or as been since, with good union jobs, subsidized home ownership, strong financial protections, a…

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The legal construct of race in the United States

In 1654, mixed-race Elizabeth Key legally challenged her enslavement on the basis of three points: (1) British law barred the enslavement of British citizens; (2) British common law established the…

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New Old-Time Religion

By Diana Butler Bass Shall the fundamentalists win this time? https://dianabutlerbass.substack.com/p/new-old-time-religion?s=r

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Interfaith leaders gather in Ukraine to appeal for peace

Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams said faith leaders should name human rights abuses, call for a cease-fire and offer solidarity to those ‘at the receiving end of the violence.’…

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A necessary part of their transformation

I can remember talking with a Missouri pastor in the wake of the 2016 election about reticence in his church and among its leadership to publicly step into the fray…

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On Being Righteous and Holy

By Susan K. Williams Smith  Out of my formal theological education, there were three definitions given that I cherish to this day. I grew up on a street that was…

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Christian Leaders Denounce ReAwaken America Tour

The group Faithful America held a press call on Thursday that served as a platform for Christian leaders to speak out against the ongoing ReAwaken America megachurch tour. The tour,…

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Asking questions

Ruby Sales, who Jonathan Daniels saved from Thomas Coleman’s shotgun blast, has continued to work for racial and economic justice. Sales says it’s important for our times to ask people,…

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Why Progressives & Moderates Need Each Other

by Brandan Robertson https://www.patheos.com/blogs/revangelical/2020/03/06/why-progressives-moderates-need-each-other.html

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Being With

Like most modern parents, Amy and I left the hospital with our son wanting to know “What do we do?” But our years of parenting and my work as a…

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The Difficulty of Holding Onto Hope

by Susan K. Williams SmithWhen African American soldiers served in World War I, they were treated by the French like human beings – not as property – for the first…

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