Social justice movements such as Black Lives Matter highlight the unequal social position afforded Black people and disparities in their…
Bearing witness to testimonies of antiblackness
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What dolphins teach us about philanthropy
To explore what a justice-oriented philanthropy might look like, I will first grapple with the original usage of the term…
Good troublemakers
Today, as political arrogance, partisan polarization, and information tribalism threaten to engulf our public life, it is crucial that we…
Is this all there is to talk about?
There’s neither joy nor activism nor radiance in Peggy Lee’s song. So what are we doing riffing on her query…
An exceptional tradition? The Jesuits in the world
In September of this year, the president of Georgetown University, John DeGioia, issued a formal apology for the 1838 sale…
Preaching after the Trayvon Martin verdict
How can religion aid or complicate the ways in which people make sense of the trial of George Zimmerman and…
AA Bronson lecture on art, religion, and social justice
AA Bronson---artist, curator, writer, teacher, and activist---will speak at Union Theological Seminary in New York City on Wednesday, October 6,…
Glenn Beck now telling you what church to attend
Glenn Beck has now decided to tell you what church to go to. In a recent episode, reports Politics Daily,…
God was on everybody’s side: A conversation with Jean Comaroff
It is my pleasure to inaugurate Rites and Responsibilities, a new dialogue series for The Immanent Frame and the Social…
Niebuhrian in the White House
Barack Obama is often described as some kind of Niebuhrian, a tag he has encouraged by describing Reinhold Niebuhr as…