The United States was founded on the principle that all people are created equal. Yet the nation began with the attempted genocide of Indigenous people and the theft of their land. American wealth was built on the labor of kidnapped and
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“When we allow emotions to trump the intellect, we swallow “facts” that are demonstrably untrue, letting them fly around unchallenged in a mockery of civic discourse, supporting public figures who promote fictions to further their own cause.”
― Healing the Heart of Democracy: The Courage to Create a Politics Worthy of the Human Spirit
― Healing the Heart of Democracy: The Courage to Create a Politics Worthy of the Human Spirit
“We cannot live in a world that is interpreted for us by others. An interpreted world is not a hope. Part of the terror is to take back our own listening. To use our own voice. To see our own light. —Hildegard of Bingen”
― Learning to Walk in the Dark: Because Sometimes God Shows Up at Night
― Learning to Walk in the Dark: Because Sometimes God Shows Up at Night
“A good education teaches us to hold contradictions reflectively rather than reactively, a habit of the heart that lies behind all social, cultural, and scientific breakthroughs.”
― Healing the Heart of Democracy: The Courage to Create a Politics Worthy of the Human Spirit
― Healing the Heart of Democracy: The Courage to Create a Politics Worthy of the Human Spirit
“Community can teach us that our grip on truth is fragile and incomplete, that we need many ears to hear the fullness of God’s word for our lives.”
― The Promise of Paradox: A Celebration of Contradictions in the Christian Life
― The Promise of Paradox: A Celebration of Contradictions in the Christian Life
“Loving God, in life and in death, we belong to you. So in the midst of life, we entrust ourselves to your care. We are bold to ask for help when we are confused, lost, or afraid. We are eager to ask for healing for our bodies and minds, whether wounded, ill, or recovering. And we are unceasing in our prayers for those we love who are far from us physically, emotionally, or spiritually. In the midst of death and grief, even though we are weary, we return again and again, praying for comfort, for an easing of the pain that comes from loss, and for the light of your presence to pierce the present darkness.”
― Feasting on the Word Worship Companion: Liturgies for Year B, Volume 1
― Feasting on the Word Worship Companion: Liturgies for Year B, Volume 1
The (Social) Justice League Book Club
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— last activity Nov 30, 2019 05:35AM
The aim of this book club to bring together community members and local scholars who are passionate about social justice and are interested in enactin ...more
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