When shall we overcome?
Why are we still singing about freedom as an aspiration? Why have we not overcome already?
Supreme hypocrisy on display in Court’s affirmative action decision
Today, we have seen the history of America’s racial divide on full display. We will still overcome, but the opponents of a truly multiracial society will not go away quietly.
Let the Oppressed Go Free: Exploring Theologies of Liberation (Book excerpt)
There is no way to be against racism and ethnic discrimination but remain in support of sexism and gender discrimination. The captivity from which women and men both need to be set free requires a liberating theology that affirms freedom and opportunity for men equally available to women.
What have we learned from post-Reconstruction?
George Santayana famously observed, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” What have we learned from post-Reconstruction?
Wise people still follow the star
The magi followed the star to Bethlehem and found what they were looking for. In the same manner, we need to follow Jesus, because he knows how to get us to where we want to go. Jesus knows how to get us to a more just society. Jesus knows how to get us to the Beloved Community.