Faith, race, and the American experience
James Cone’s book on the cross and the lynching tree will upset your equilibrium in all the best ways.
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Addressing the challenges of our polarized times
Equality means equality
History teaches us how ordinary people have figured out how to work together to save democracy.
Turning gratitude into thankfulness
If your practice of gratitude is sporadic, here are four tips to help you be “radically grateful.”
The Black National Anthem
In honor of Black History Month, a repost of an essay celebrating the Black National Anthem.
Liz Vice’s road to redemption
Liz Vice “walks the stony road to redemption.”
Things just take the time they take
Trying to control the future is like trying to take the master carpenter’s place.
A new kind of American troubadour
Joy Oladokun, with a soulful voice and innovative guitar stylings, sings poetry for today’s America.
I’ll see you at the ground-breaking
Biden’s SOTU address was effective — for him, for his policies, for his party, and for the country.
Don’t believe everything you think
We often believe myths because they reinforce deeply held beliefs or because we like a well-told tale.
Protecting the pearl of the Black Sea
Odesa is added to the World Heritage List as Timothy Snyder speaks to why the world needs Ukrainian victory.
