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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...

June 07, 2020

White People of Faith Who Affirm #BLM: How Ya Doing??

While researching for our book, The Struggle Over Black Lives Matter and All Lives Matter,...

June 04, 2020

Deferred Dreams: The Consequence of Misaligned Personhood in America

by Rev. Wallis C. Baxter III, Ph.D. What happens to a dream deferred? Does it...

February 2020

February 13, 2020

The Imprecatory President

by Sam Perry In the afterglow of an impeachment acquittal and coming off a State...

December 2019

December 20, 2019

The “Immoral Character” of a President

The leading evangelical magazine Christianity Today shocked the political world by publishing an op-ed that...

July 2019

July 16, 2019

Tyler Perry and the Rhetoric of Madea

by Katherine Whitfield and Andre E. Johnson Industry leaders recognize Tyler Perry as one of...

July 04, 2019

Christianity Should Not Be Cruel

by Sam Perry As a professor, I have had students debate with one another whether...

June 2019

June 25, 2019

Freedom Faith: The Womanist Vision of Prathia Hall

Courtney Pace, Freedom Faith: The Womanist Vision of Prathia Hall, (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2019)....

June 25, 2019

Mother Emanuel, Black Pain and the Rhetoric of Forgiveness

by Andre E. Johnson and Earle J. Fisher On June 17, 2015, white supremacist Dylann...

April 2018

April 11, 2018

A Critique of #MLK’s Theory of Non-Violence

University of Memphis Communication grad student and activist Earle J. Fisher gave a lecture on...

February 2018

February 26, 2018

White Supremacy in the Age of Trump

Below is a special issue on "White Supremacy in the Age of Trump" in the Journal...

December 2017

December 14, 2017

#MLK Celebration: “Why America May Go To Hell”

We are pleased to announce that the Founder and Managing Editor of the R3 blog,...

November 2017

November 12, 2017

New Book: The Rhetoric of Religious Freedom

We here at R3 are pleased to announce the publication of the Rhetoric of Religious...

November 04, 2017

Race, Whiteness, and the Gospel

On Friday, November 3, 2017, Tom Fuerst engaged his Facebook followers in a threaded discussion...

October 2017

October 20, 2017

“If I Can Help Somebody”: The Rhetorical Influence of #MLK

In the Spring of 2017, I taught a graduate seminar that focused on the rhetoric...

October 20, 2017

The Prophetic Pessimism of #MLK

In the Spring of 2017, I taught a graduate seminar that focused on the rhetoric...

October 19, 2017

Thoughts and Prayers is Our National Gun Policy

The founder and managing editor of the R3 blog, Dr. Andre E. Johnson was a...

October 18, 2017

Theology Live: Theology and Race with Andre E. Johnson

The founder and managing editor of R3, Rev. Dr. Andre Johnson, was a guest on...

August 2017

August 13, 2017

Reflections on #Charlottesville-Part 1

On August 11 in Charlottesville, Virginia, White Supremacists marched through the city and on the...

August 03, 2017

Welcome to R3: Edie Love

A lifelong Memphian, Edie Love holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Memphis and...

August 01, 2017

How Big Is Your Preaching?

In a new article published in the rhetoric journal Res Rhetorica, Steven Tramel Gaines, a PhD...

July 2017

July 03, 2017

The Fourth of July is a Day to #Resist

by Michael J. Steudeman  First posted on Citizen Critics.  Once again, stores are stocked with...

June 2017

June 05, 2017

Call for Papers: American Society for the History of Rhetoric

The American Society for the History of Rhetoric (ASHR) Interest Group of the Southern States...

May 2017

May 24, 2017

Poverty Stinks!

by Peter Gathje Poverty stinks, literally and metaphorically. Being in poverty and on the streets...

March 2017

March 20, 2017

Educated #Evangelicals in the Era of #Trump-Pt. 4

This is the last in a four part series from Dr. Christopher Stroop, a self...

March 12, 2017

Educated #Evangelicals in the Era of #Trump-Pt. 3

This is the third in a four part series from Dr. Christopher Stroop, a self...

March 08, 2017

Educated #Evangelicals in the Era of #Trump-Pt. 2

This is the second in a four part series from Dr. Christopher Stroop, a self...

February 2017

February 21, 2017

Are We Listening to Our History?

by Derrick Holmes The 15 Chapter of Paul’s letter to the body of believers in...

January 2017

January 28, 2017

The Limits of Human Imagination

by Stephen Ray The current moment in our society actually provides us with an unexpected...

January 02, 2017

A Righteous Rebuke

by Derrick Holmes It’s so quiet.  I would love to start this piece with a...

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