For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
“For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think, but to think with sober judgement, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. 4For as in one body we have many members, and not all the members […]
Read MoreThe 1960s campaign to integrate churches needs to be remembered and re-examined says the author of “The Last Segregated Hour: The Memphis Kneel-Ins and the Campaign for Southern Church Desegregation.” Stephen R. Haynes shares with readers another facet of the civil rights movement on Duke Divinity School’s Faith & Leadership blog.
Read More“Unhealed history repeats itself.” ~ Russ Parker, Healing Wounded History: Reconciling People and Restoring Places I hate “Black History Month” and I am so glad that it’s over. Gasp. Before you deduce that I lack an appreciation for the struggles of my ancestors, that I am too young to understand the sufferings that were endured, […]
Read MoreI am praying for all of us “good, racist people,” for the strength to try again when it seems that there is nothing more to talk about, to forgive again when we are tired of being offended, to hope again when healthy relationships with persons of other cultures seems impossible after reading Ta-nehisi Coates op- […]
Read MoreCreated in 2005, Duke Divinity School’s Center for Reconciliation seeks to “inspire, form, and support leaders, communities, and congregations to live as ambassadors of Christ’s reconciliation.” The Center offers several programs to include a Reconcilers Weekend, a summer institute and a pilgrimage to Uganda. In addition to these programs and others, the Center also offers resources […]
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The Raceless Gospel 