It took more than a year of boycotting, but in December 1956 the bus system in Montgomery, Alabama ended its policy of segregated seating. The leader of the boycott, now…
Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers and sisters, you do not need to have anything written to you. 2For you yourselves know very well that the day of…
…constituted by a big Subject. For instance, a police officer may be in search of a criminal. When he sees the criminal amidst a crowd, he yells “Hey you!” Typically,…
…could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you. 7 “Who among you would say to your slave who has just…
…the search for Christian unity. To take appropriate action in our own particular congregations and beyond to bear Christ witness in the face of contemporary issues. To help the Church…
…ungodly intersections of: property relations on an increasingly capitalist trajectory; deep-seated sexism (see: wives as property); and the patriarchal household as a racialized and colonialist apparatus of control. Somewhere between…
…for a “more convenient season.” Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. In that context, I want to focus…
…heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ (Eph. 1:10)” and the similar promise that “He who was seated on the throne said, ‘I am making everything new!…
…going out into the wilderness is suspect. Those who feed themselves rather than eat the food extracted from colonies through conquest are dangerous. The wilderness is the seat of chaos,…
…not fantasy. The massive protests in Seattle (1999), Prague (2000), Quebec (April 2001), and Genoa (July 2001), were only the most visible elements of this resistance movement. As organizers with…
…allies have been engaged in often heated debate and soul-searching over the practice of torture. Following important discussions on the issue at this year’s Society of Christian Ethics annual meeting,…
…in the Advent season I loved getting up. It wasn’t because I was an especially good boy (my mother would laugh!), or that I loved my oatmeal (my siblings would…