education
The legacy of Black activist teachers
Almeda Wright’s impeccably researched profiles explore the connections between religion, education, and social action.
Crossing religious boundaries at Groton
As a Muslim scholar teaching Indigenous history at an Episcopal boarding school, I have some learning—and unlearning—to do.
Thinking through abortion ethics in the classroom
What if we began with character, my students and I asked, rather than rights?
Love’s knowledge
We learn the most from those with whom we have a strong emotional bond.
Why do we teach history?
Behind the curriculum debates lurks a deeper question about what it means to form citizens.
There’s no theological education pipeline anymore
It’s been replaced by a thriving irrigation hose.
Why is Betsy DeVos taking CARES funding from underprivileged schools and giving it to private schools?
Our nation’s public schoolchildren deserve better.
Talking to white kids about what whiteness means
Three children’s books to help start the conversation
Why are rural white Americans willing to prioritize cultural whiteness above all else?
Jonathan Metzl offers useful data and analysis, if not much empathy.
The problem with specialization
Chess players and golfers might benefit from an early, singular focus. Most people don’t.
Ten myths white people believe about racism
It’s not our problem. Education can fix it. Only extremists are racist.
Why our congregation gives directly to a church school in Haiti
As Père Diegue surveyed the unfinished classroom, he remarked: “I’m beginning to understand why I am here.”
Structural sin and resistant knowledge
“White privilege is your history being taught as a core class and mine being taught as an elective,” wrote a tumblr user in February of 2014. This claim illustrates how education sins in its ignorance.
Latin American liberation theologians taught that sin consists not only of personal misdeeds—it is also embedded in social structures that promote harm and inequity.