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An interview with theologian Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz on solidarity, public life, and the blessings that come when you really listen.
by Reta Halteman Finger 06-01-2012
The apostle's attack on elitism in Corinthian church and society speaks a clear message about inequality today.
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An interview by Joanie Eppinga with Rebecca Barrett-Fox, a scholar who finds the appalling, the unexpected, and the human inside Westboro Baptist Church.
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"We should lead by example, our successes persuading others to apply our methods along with their own." Slavery never left the U.S.; it has merely been reformed. From slavery came convict leasing. From convict leasing, Jim Crow arose. After Jim Crow came what is now mass incarceration. A good read would be a book by Michelle Alexander called, "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness."