For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
I have been thinking about why I think the way that I do about race. I am well- read on the historical origins of the social construct of race and current practice of its progeny, here being prejudice, stereotypes, white privilege and racial profiling. I hear the stories and have been a part of my […]
Read MoreThis New York Times article really needs no introduction. Roxane Gay has thoughtfully and exceptionally written in response to the recent murders of both Mr. Samuel DuBose and Cecil the Lion. The connections made are striking and leave no one untouched. I hope that her words contribute to our ongoing conversations on the social construct […]
Read MoreSoong- Chan Rah talks about the strengths and weaknesses of a transcendent imagination, exceptionalism, the racialization and nationalization of the image of God at Wheaton College. Let us think more deeply about the impact of the social construct of race on our theology and anthropology.
Read MoreA recent Facebook posting by a fourth grade teacher in Texas or maybe I should say former teacher of Friendship Independent School District has set off a firestorm. Karen Fitzbiggons has said more than a mouthful in response to yet another example of police misconduct. This time it was in McKinney, Texas at a pool party. […]
Read MoreClearly, I am still thinking about the death of Freddie Gray and Officer Goodson, one of six officers charged with crimes that led to his untimely death. Officer Goodson has been charged with second degree depraved heart murder. Thanks to a twenty- four- hour news cycle and countless crime shows, I am too familiar with […]
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The Raceless Gospel 