When will our theological schools, especially ones that pride themselves on being progressive, stop privileging white men’s writing and experience? Read More
The Pastoral is Political: Robbed of Full Humanity
Note: many of the articles linked to this article contain profanity, slurs, and triggers. In 1915, my grandfather was driven from his homeland and sentenced to die at the age of six. His crime was being born an Armenian in Turkey. American Ambassador Henry Morganthau, Sr. asked Talaat Pasha, lead architect of the Armenian Genocide,… Read More
RevGals Anti-Racism Project: “Trouble I’ve Seen,” Week 8
“The more that white people killed and displaced Native Americans, the more they sought to shackle and bring over black bodies. The presence of the original hosts of the land constituted a threat to white identity and the sense of America as a ‘white country.’” Drew G.I. Hart, Trouble I’ve Seen: Changing the Way the Church Views… Read More
The Pastoral Is Political – I’m With Us
As a voter, I’m inclined to be discerning about who I will support in the election. As a woman, I’m way too familiar with the kind of resistance Mrs. Clinton faces from many. Women in ministry know what that’s like. Read More
The Pastoral is Political: Words Matter
This was an overwhelming week in the news. The Oregon shooting reminds us that gun violence is increasingly commonplace. Racism and discrimination, again breaches and rears its ugly head. In Ohio, a little Black boy and a little White girl play the staring game. She expresses fear. He is suspended. Well, Emmitt Till was killed… Read More
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