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From our writers—first thoughts on last week’s attack on the Capitol

From our writers—first thoughts on last week’s attack on the Capitol

by Curtis Ramsey-Lucas | Jan 13, 2021

Following the attack on the Capitol one week ago today, we asked our contributing authors to share a brief reflection or excerpt from what they were planning to say to their congregations in sermons, pastoral letters, and prayers.

Where do we go from here? A response to the attack on the Capitol

Where do we go from here? A response to the attack on the Capitol

by Curtis Ramsey-Lucas | Jan 11, 2021

In America today, it is clear that a radicalized minority, with the backing of the President, poses a risk to the republic—one that is perhaps greater than past majorities united by common interest. What then are we to do? Where, in the words of Martin Luther King, Jr., do we go from here?

Sanctified space: Transcending partisanship in church and state

Sanctified space: Transcending partisanship in church and state

by Curtis Ramsey-Lucas | Jan 7, 2021

Following yesterday’s failed coup at the U.S. Capitol, we decided to republish this 2019 article on the symbolism and sanctity of a building designed to reflect and serve a quasi-religions function—to be nothing short of a civic temple.

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