Christianity and the Religion of Jesus

Christianity and the Religion of Jesus

In this posting, we continue our discussion of antiracism as spiritual formation by looking at the way the Christian faith, as it is often conceived and practiced, has been shaped and distorted by systemic and historic racism.  Howard Thurman in India In 1935 when he...
Antiracism as Spiritual Formation: An Invitation

Antiracism as Spiritual Formation: An Invitation

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...
Victor Orban, Christian Racism, and Jesus

Victor Orban, Christian Racism, and Jesus

Victor Orban at the CPAC Meeting Earlier this month, Hungarian President Victor Orban was the featured speaker at a meeting of CPAC – The Conservative Political Action Coalition – whose website claims to be “the largest and most influential gathering of conservatives...
Plantation Jesus – Book Review

Plantation Jesus – Book Review

I was asked by Englewood Books, a Christian bookseller, to review the following book for them. Below is the substance of that review.Book Review: Skot Welch, Rick Wilson, & Andi Cumbo-Floyd (2018). Plantation Jesus: Race, Faith and New Way Forward. Harrisonburg,...
The Christian Movement's Wrong Turn

The Christian Movement's Wrong Turn

In the year 312 C.E, the Christian movement made a wrong turn from which it has never recovered. In that year the Emperor Constantine was crossing the Milvian Bridge over the Tiber River into Rome in a battle that would lead to his becoming the emperor of the Roman...