Sewanee Workshop to Help Priests Grapple with Confederate Past August 8, 2019 Clips, News A number of high-profile Episcopal churches have struggled over how to handle symbols of the Confederate past in recent years. A pilot workshop sponsored by the University of the South hopes to gather up to 15 Episcopal clergy who are actively grappling with how to handle such controversial symbols in their own churches.
Bishops Studying Episcopal Legacy of White Supremacy June 24, 2019 News The committee wants to provide ways to “model honest and truthful conversations.”
The Truth about Martin Luther King Day January 31, 2018 Essays & Reviews, Features A spirit of celebration was the possession of thousands of people — almost exclusively black — who lined the street to cheer and to shout to us “God bless you!”
‘Mind the Gap’ August 18, 2016 Essays & Reviews The Rev. Tony Bleything reflects on this week’s violence in Milwaukee.
Name Three August 8, 2016 News Valerie M. Joyce rarely finds anyone who can meet the challenge of naming three African-American women from history.
Bloody July July 23, 2016 Essays & Reviews, Features In a culture of racism and oppression, the church must be a force of reconciliation.
Going Big on Racial Justice June 29, 2015 News Bishop James Mathes: “It wasn’t just the White House that was built with slave labor. Our church was.”
Almost Ready for the Keys February 19, 2015 News The Rev. Bill Lupfer has worked full time for six months to prepare for his work at Trinity Wall Street.
Difficult but Necessary December 17, 2014 News Bishop Eugene Sutton: “If the Church can’t have this conversation [on racism], who can and where can it happen?”
The Parable of Ferguson December 5, 2014 Essays & Reviews Can we find in Ferguson’s tragic story a truth that broadens our understanding?
