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June 2020

June 07, 2020

Why Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel

by Christina Littlefield Some of you may have considered me harsh recently in calling out...

February 2018

February 02, 2018

Silence and Sexual Assault: Toward a Better Response from the Church

by Tom Fuerst The church-at-large has been far too silent for far too long...

January 2018

January 01, 2018

Can We Forgive Roy Moore?

by Tom Fuerst Now that Doug Jones has officially won the senatorial race in Alabama,...

December 2017

December 14, 2017

When the Illusionists Believe They’re Performing Real Magic

by Tom Fuerst It's one thing for Christians to have a particular perspective on the...

December 03, 2017

Morality and Work Place Ethics

by T. Max Christie McMillan In a previous post on Facebook, I explained that flirting and...

November 2017

November 03, 2017

On Black Eloquence; or the Elocution of Freedom

by Ernest Gibson III To the young white man who asked me, “Dr. Gibson, where...

October 2017

October 02, 2017

Are We Just Dancing for the King?

by Alphonso Saville As America trods the path towards another showdown in the saga for...

September 2017

September 27, 2017

Sports: America’s True Religion

by Alphonso F. Saville Did you see where NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the expansion...

September 27, 2017

White Policing of Black Protest

by Jervette R. Ward In the last ten days, I’ve been individually contacted by two...

September 26, 2017

When #TakeAKnee Takes the Streets

by Alphonso Saville America has a long and contentious history when it comes to black...

September 26, 2017

How Theology Helped Me Connect the Dots

by Scott Prather I think it's been seventeen years since I stood for a national...

September 25, 2017

No Half Savior: Jarena Lee’s Autobiography as Prophetic Rhetoric

Gaines, Steven Tramel. No Half Savior: Jarena Lee’s Autobiography as Prophetic Rhetoric. Carolinas Communication Annual. Vol. XXXIII, 2017...

September 23, 2017

Graham-Cassidy Bill Does Not Care About Me

I believe that healthcare is a God-given right.

September 21, 2017

How Can We Still Condone the Death Penalty?

How can a nation that claims to be founded on religious freedoms, and that many...

September 19, 2017

Can We Start Praying Again?

by Derrick Holmes This first appeared at Are You Up Yet? Growing up in the...

September 19, 2017

Black Feelings Matter: Being White in the BLM Movement

If we believe that black lives matter, we must also realize black feelings matter.

August 2017

August 15, 2017

History Told Rightly

by Stephen Ray We must remember history rightly for the sake of our children. I...

August 15, 2017

Dear White Church Leaders: A Letter from a White Minister

The concept of white fragility is why white church leaders are less likely than black...

August 13, 2017

#WhiteSupremacy and Higher Ed

by Jayanni Webster As a labor organizer for a higher education union, I feel it's...

August 06, 2017

What Is Womanist Preaching?

by Kimberly P. Johnson The idea behind The Womanist Preacher: Proclaiming Womanist Rhetoric from the...

August 03, 2017

A Word to White People About Being White

by Edie Love I took my baby to a party recently. Never mind where, it...

August 01, 2017

Where Are Our Brush Harbors Today??

by Alphonso Saville In Toni Morrison’s Beloved, when Sethe, the novel’s main character, determines that...

July 2017

July 16, 2017

Two Years Later: Remembering Sandra Bland

by Toniesha Taylor July 16, 2015, was the day students started coming to my office...

June 2017

June 27, 2017

When Demons Are Not Discussed

In the 5th Chapter of the Luke’s Gospel, we find a particular passage of scripture....

June 21, 2017

A Theology of Prayer – The Language of the Humble

by Matt Vega On June 14, I posted a status on Facebook confessing my lack...

June 06, 2017

I’m Not Racist; I’m Nostalgic for Racial Terror

by George F. (Guy) McHendry Jr. First published at Citizen Critics. We thank the editors for...

May 2017

May 25, 2017

The Evil of Being Silent

by Michael Bowe Dietrich Bonheoffer is often (mis) attributed for saying, “Silence in the face...

May 22, 2017

Trump and Moral Authority

by Matthew Boedy This first appeared on the Citizen Critic's blog. We thank the editors for...

April 2017

April 30, 2017

Where are the Pastors?: Clergy and the Movement

by Derrick Holmes A few days ago, I was at a City Council event where...

April 29, 2017

The Continuing Battle Against Patriarchy

by Hannah Adair Bonner So, I'm going to pull myself out of my aunt's funeral...

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