Reading on Dallas, religion, and race
As a white vicar in a diverse Dallas congregation, I have had much to learn and try to understand in these difficult days.
Driving while black: On transformative police encounters
We need to have a national conversation about the treatment of African Americans at the hands of the police.
Dispatch from a white priest in Dallas
Like many people, I feel a sense of foreboding about what is coming on our nation and our world.
Gathering the fruit, July 16: Pokémon GO in a tumultuous week
The world seems to be crumbling around us this summer, and a lot of us remain distracted and completely unable to summon the political will to do anything.
A sacred conversation on race: Speaking the Word of peace
The Church’s members very often cannot tell the difference between the Church’s message and that of some other community.
A sacred conversation on race: Genesis and context
“A Sacred Conversation on Race” was born out of admitting that we, the baptized, do in fact experience racial enmity.
Gathering the fruit, July 9: This violent season
Sometimes our silence and lack of action result from complete horror or rage, but sometimes, both are a result of our privileged position.
Blind justice? An exchange on Ferguson: part 2
The chief task remains one of “squarely facing our own complicity in our condition” — to borrow the President’s phrase.