Church

We are not living in a postcolonial world

Many church folk use the word decolonization while ignoring its only goal: returning Indigenous lands to Indigenous hands.

In praise of unruly children in church

Sometimes they’re the only sign of life amid our solemn boringness.

The mysticism of Thea Bowman

As I studied Christian mystics, I kept wondering where the Black women were. Then I discovered Sister Thea.

The story of Richmond’s “cathedral of the Confederacy”

Christopher Graham’s book focuses on the racism of one Virginia congregation. It will challenge all those who cause harm in the name of virtue.

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