by Drick Boyd | May 10, 2023 | Featured
In my introduction to this series on “Antiracism as Spiritual Formation” I shared a definition of spiritual formation offered by Dr. Robert Mulholland in his book Invitation to a Journey: A Road Map for Spiritual Formation. In the preface to that book Mulholland...
by Drick Boyd | Apr 15, 2023 | Featured
Been in the Struggle In my previous posting “Seeking to Develop an Antiracist Spirituality,” I began to explore what a spirituality rooted in an antiracist perspective and lifestyle entails. I reflected on a presentation by the Anglican priest Rev. Kenneth Leech to...
by Drick Boyd | Mar 22, 2023 | Featured
The Episcopal Urban Caucus 1994 In 1994 The Episcopal Urban Caucus (EUC) met in Charlotte, North Carolina. Founded in 1975 the EUC is a group within Episcopal Church in the United States that seeks to raise up issues of social justice for the wider church. Their...
by Drick Boyd | Mar 6, 2023 | Featured
Discovering Engaged Spirituality During the summer I turned 17, I made a conscious decision to become a follower of Jesus. In the language of the evangelical context in which this happened I “gave my life to Christ.” While for me, the decision was not particularly...
by Drick Boyd | Feb 17, 2023 | Featured
Spirituality and the Battle Against Racism Several months ago I was invited to give an address at a Christian college related to my 2021 book, Disrupting Whiteness: Talking with White People About Race. My presentation was part of an ongoing effort of the institution...
by Drick Boyd | Jan 19, 2023 | Featured
On January 9, I spoke at the First Monday program of Pendle Hill Quaker Study Center on the topic of “Against the Grain: Talking with White People About Racism in a time of Polarization.” A YouTube recording of that presentation and the discussion that...