The 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.
I 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- […]
Using insight from the field of psychology and hoping to bring unity to the Body of Christ, Christena Cleveland offers techniques for small groups to influence their church or organization in a recent post: “How a small group of reconcilers can influence a church or organization.”
Created 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 […]