Dear Aunt Osibe and Uncle Ernest: A letter to my ancestors
Gail Henderson-Belsito remembers two people who embodied all that is civil and right.
In this issue of the Outlook, you’ll find black-and-white photographs and sepia-toned pages from previous (think decades-ago) Outlook magazines and historical archives, and they often are alongside color photos. We sit at this crossroads of what is history and what is now. The tenets of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s remain, as well as the demand for equality, voter rights, equal education, safe and affordable housing and living wages. The struggle continues to create a standard of life that lives into the vision of beloved community.
In this issue, we trace some of the historical steps that Presbyterians in the U.S. took toward (or away from) civil rights, and we also examine the ways in which Presbyterians today are working to build a more just, equitable world.
Gail Henderson-Belsito remembers two people who embodied all that is civil and right.
Liz Charlotte Grant addresses recovering fundamentalists, inviting them to rediscover the relevance of Scripture throughout the pages of "Knock at the Sky," writes Emery J. Cummins.
Norman Wirzba offers a theology of hope in “a time of crisis.” Amy Pagliarella reviews Wirzba's latest book.
Russell Muirhead and Nancy Rosenblum make a compelling case that America’s “ungoverning” may lead to a national government so weak that no party or leader can govern. Paul B. Dornan reviews their new book.
AnneMarie Mingo highlights Black churchwomen’s moral leadership in the Civil Rights Movement, showcasing their faith, courage, and theo-moral imagination.
Keatan King and Omar Rouchon hope secular sites of racial justice work can become the grounds where future church leaders find their lives' work.
A felony lurks in our past. But Trump is now president, and, 54 years after my conviction, legal discrimination continues to haunt me, writes Patrice Gaines.
A broken-hearted mother’s decision became one of the most galvanizing acts of the Civil Rights Movement, writes Dartinia Hull.
As attitudes about race began to shift among White Presbyterians in both the UPCUSA and the PCUS, social justice emerged as a primary, common mission, writes Jimmie Hawkins.
Teri McDowell Ott speaks with Presbyterian Pastor Liz Theoharis on uniting and organizing poor and low-income people into a powerful force.
Public theology can potentially fill gaps in understanding within the intersections of race, gender, faith, and grief, writes Desiree McCray.
In the fight for racial justice, some White pastors spoke boldly and paid the price. Others chose silence. Their choices shaped the church. Their scars tell the story, writes William Yoo.
In each issue of the Outlook, we include a discussion guide to further reflect on the issue. We recommend using this guide in your Bible study, small group or book club. It's our invitation into a faithful conversation.
Silence sustains oppression, writes Teri McDowell Ott. What will we contribute to freedom’s call?
Rosalind Banbury's seventh reflection on the 2024-2025 Presbyterian Women/Horizons Bible Study.
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