For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
“God is spirit and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” ~ John 4.24, NRSV Halloween is over and yet, it seems nearly impossible to remove the mask of whiteness from the face of God. Now a spooky, to be avoided, death- wielding deity, this socially colored white God has it in […]
Read MoreWe give and spend millions of dollars in hopes of curing diseases that infect the body and prematurely take the lives of those we love. Worthy causes they all are. We also need to invest in a cure for race. This social infection compromises our relationships, vanquishes our self- awareness and understanding of our neighbors, […]
Read MoreMore than a chant or a hash tag, it cannot be argued that Black Lives Matter is a movement, putting pressure on social structures that continue to value some lives more than others. Eerily similar to the declaration “I am a man” made during the Civil Rights Movement, I, along with so many others, cannot […]
Read More“Persons of faith and goodwill can no longer remain silent. Like never before, we must address the concerns and issues related to the growing diversity in our world. Given this task, a key question arises: ‘What is the role of the Bible in an age of diversity?’ … For people of faith, this means that […]
Read MoreProfessor Christina Cleveland, the first Associate Professor of the Practice of Reconciliation at Duke University’s Divinity School and the author of Disunity in Christ: Uncovering the Hidden Forces that Keep Us Apart presents a powerful reminder and a necessary challenge to those of us who would see Jesus as socially colored white. While it is not […]
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The Raceless Gospel 