Healing the Breach: Thinking Theologically About Reparations Guest Contributor February 12, 2020 Commentary, Ethics, The Episcopal Church We’ve reached a point in the history of our nation, our Church, and our Communion when we need to balance celebration of gains made in reconciliation and community building with ongoing and disciplined excavations of the “stony road” people of African descent have traversed.
At the Table of Brotherhood: Racial Reconciliation in the Body of Christ Guest Contributor February 21, 2019 Anglican Church of Canada, Commentary, Ethics Racial reconciliation can happen around the Communion table and in basement Bible studies, in youth-group devotions and Sunday afternoon potlucks.
Why You Should Be on My Theological and Political Team Matthew Burdette September 14, 2018 Commentary, Ethics, The Episcopal Church I am going to make my case for a Christianity that is not defensive and does not subject itself to perpetual revision in order to keep up with the demands of a culture that despises the Christian faith anyway.
The Alleged Bigotry of Jesus Benjamin Guyer September 12, 2018 Bible, Commentary, Exegesis, The Episcopal Church Was Jesus a racist? As usual, social media hosted a flood of opinion.
Wilmer Woodfork’s hand of kindness Douglas LeBlanc October 6, 2017 Commentary Wilmer bound my emotional wounds. He broadened my understanding of his world.
6 thoughts after Charlottesville Matthew Burdette August 15, 2017 Commentary, The Episcopal Church The first step is to commit to long-term strategies, rather than have our actions dictated by the urgency of the moment. As Slavoj Žižek put it, it is time to think and not act.
‘Say it with your chest’: Proclaiming the supremacy of Christ in the face of white supremacy Esau McCaulley August 14, 2017 Commentary God’s love calls us out from our biases, sins, and prejudices into the beloved community whose unity testifies to God’s desire to reconcile the world to himself through his Son.
Five narratives on Donald Trump Guest Contributor November 11, 2016 Commentary, The Episcopal Church Let us consider the main competing narratives that are already emerging.
