By Rebecca Senf — 2021
Ansel Adams's Legacy and the Diverse Artists Building on an Icon
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In the past year and a half, Asian American Christians have been calling out the anti-Asian bias they see in their own congregations.
Barber makes clear his belief that the role of Christians is to call for social justice and allow the “rejected stones” of American society—the poor, people of color, women, LGBTQIA people, immigrants, religious minorities—to lead the way.
Real political change must be spiritual. Real spiritual practice has to be political. Buddhist teachers Sharon Salzberg and Rev. angel Kyodo williams on how we can bring the two worlds together to build a more just and compassionate society.
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Will the Black church become White? It sounds like a strange question. When my family watched the 2021 PBS documentary on the Black church, I noted the assumption by some of those interviewed that the Black church received its faith and theology as a part of the transatlantic slave trade.
Satish Kumar walked 8,000 miles to spread the message of peace around the world. Here he gives his recipe for a better world.
Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum is spreading light this Hanukkah, not with a menorah, but with love.
The Reverend William Barber is charting a new path for protesting Republican overreach in the South—and maybe beyond.
Barber’s newsmaking actions were founded on the idea that being a person of faith means fighting for justice.
It sounds simple, yet it’s more than a technique for resolving conflict. It’s a different way of understanding human motivation and behavior.
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Joanna Macy discusses politics, the media, activism, and the importance of waking up.