Inextinguishable Spirit
“Black faith still can’t be washed away” Solange sings in her album When I Get Home. The ambient work pays homage to her Houston roots while exploring themes of blackness and spirituality. Synth, syncopated drums, smooth vocals, and experimental time signatures form a liberating fusion of sound. Saint Records/Columbia
Still Living by Faith
On June 17, 2015, nine worshippers at Emanuel AME Church greeted a visitor filled with hate. Produced by Viola Davis and Stephen Curry—and only in theaters on June 17 and 19—the documentary Emanuel interviews survivors of the massacre and families about their pain and healing. Fathom Events
God’s Field
Ecology and theology meet in Field with a View: Science and Faith in a Time of Climate Change, by Katharine M. Preston. With a degree in anthropology and master’s in forest science and divinity, Preston explores our place in this changing ecosystem and our responsibility to it. Iona Books
Holistic Solutions
Danielle Sered confronts incarceration as an ineffective response to violent crime in Until We Reckon: Violence, Mass Incarceration, and a Road to Repair. The founder of an award-winning restorative justice program, Sered offers radical solutions that account for both perpetrators and survivors of violence. The New Press
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