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By Adialyn Milien
How is a young, black woman perceived in our Church and world? In Triple Threat, Adialyn Milien asks us to think about what it truly means to ‘welcome all’ and explains how our comfort and desire to maintain status quo is in the way of creating and provoking lasting change. This article is available in English and Spanish.
By Adialyn Milien
El amor de los Milien por la Iglesia empezó en una pequeña ciudad rural de Haití en la que, en 1909, mi bisabuelo fundó la primera Iglesia episcopal de la zona de Jeanjean.
By Charis Bhagianathan
In this issue, we bring you powerful voices sharing their deeply personal stories on racial justice, healing and reconciliation. As these writers open up their hearts and lives to us, let us honor them by thoughtfully listening, learning and then taking action.
By Alissa Newton and Arienne Davison
What tools can we offer our communities to help open their hearts and minds to honest dialogue on racial justice? In Antiracism as a Developmental Effort, Alissa Newton and Arienne Davison tell us about their work in the Intercultural Development Continuum and how it prepares individuals for understanding how people perceive their own cultures, those of others and how to respond to the differences...
By Stephanie Spellers
El día después de que cuatro oficiales de policía de Minnesota asesinaron a George Floyd, puse esta pregunta en Facebook: “América: ¿por qué no puedes dejar de matarnos?”. Pensé que era retórica, pero no lo era.
By Catherine Meeks
Pero hasta que hagamos un mundo en el que los descendientes de personas esclavizadas robadas de sus hogares africanos puedan vivir como gente libre en Estados Unidos, con sistemas claramente definidos que afirmen su calidad de personas y que no consideren que ninguno de ellos sea desechable, ningún trabajo dirigido a las reparaciones será adecuado.
By Charis Bhagianathan
This moment in history like many before it is an opportunity to change something. This is a moment ripe for listening, learning and repenting. And so I invite you to consume this issue of Vestry Papers that brings together voices from across the Church speaking bold truth on the theme of racial justice, healing and reconciliation. I encourage you to sit with the powerful words and ideas. We have s...
By Jemonde Taylor
Racial reconciliation can begin only when we truthfully encounter and examine our history. In Christ Beyond the Pale, Jemonde Taylor reflects on the theological roots of racism and discrimination and examines what it means to be formed by grace.
By Stephanie Spellers
We live in a country that has been organized to ensure the systemic diminishment and elimination of people of color. In America, Why Can’t you Stop Killing Us? Canon Stephanie Spellers invites us to take the first step on the path to liberation – powerful truth telling.
By Philip Vinod Peacock
How does our theology legitimize or subvert power structures in society? In Act of Protest, Act of Faith, Philip Peacock describes the radical stance on apartheid taken by the World Alliance of Reformed Churches and explains why God is always on the side of the oppressed.
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