Take & read: New books in practical theology
Pastoral, prophetic, and political
racism
I’ve re-watched the footage of Anita Hill.
The ghosts and the not-yet-dead
Jesmyn Ward’s novel is a descent into hell on earth. I couldn't put it down.
The Second Amendment is racist at its root
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz's social history highlights who's at the other end of the barrel.
Cannon created a womanist approach to theology and wove it through her vocation as a pastor, professor, and ethicist.
Starting a conversation about anti-blackness
Christians helped create it. Can we help destroy it?
It can prompt repentance, anyway—if we let it.
Helping white people talk about racism—with each other
Carolyn Helsel's guidebook is insightful, sensitive, and deeply practical.
The league—and many fans—treat them as cogs without agency.
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice represents a watershed moment in the idea and practice of what a public memorial can be.