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| Race and the American Church |
 50 Years After Birmingham: Reflections On and From the Black Church
Fifty
years after King's famous "Letter from Birmingham Jail," his dream of
racial equality remains unfulfilled. Why is change so slow, especially
in American Christian churches? Read from scholars, pastors, and authors
in a special Patheos feature. |
 The View from Dixon Hall
No Offense: Hating Black History Month
by Dr. Maria Dixon
I have come to hate Black
History Month, because it remains the most visible reminder of the
American Church's inability to fully engage in honest, heartfelt
discourse about the role of race in our country's past and present. |
 Poets & Lunatics
MLK, Jr's Christian Call and Why It Matters
by Wendy Murray
"In Birmingham, Dr. King
went to jail to help make the point that the pursuit of racial unity and
justice is an essential part of the Christian mission." —Edward
Gilbreath |
 Faith Forward
Spiritual Practices to Eradicate Racism
by Rev. Dr. Michael Waters
As a matter of the heart,
the fight to eradicate racism is a deeply personal, even spiritual,
undertaking. |
 The Everyday Awakening
Am I Black Enough to Be A Slave?
by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
My black son's question
reminds me of the responsibility I have to introduce him to a certain
reality of the world. But I also know another reality that says God is
greater than any force that will come against him. |
 The White Hindu
Black Hindu Voices: Trent Campbell
by Ambaa
Krishna most certainly is
Black. His name even means "The Dark One." So are Black people welcomed
or shunned in the Hindu community? |
 In Ages Past
"Racism Is A God-Damned Thing": Father John Markoe, S.J.
by Pat McNamara
John Markoe, S.J.: Football
star, soldier, alcoholic, priest, and civil rights activist a few
decades ahead of the rest. |
 Muslim History Detective
Black History Month: Imam W.D. Mohammed on Religious Freedom
by Precious Rasheeda Muhammad
Imam Mohammed was one of 200
distinguished Americans - including U.S. presidents, Supreme Court
justices, and Coretta Scott King - asked to sign the historic
Williamsburg Charter on religious liberty for all. |
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