Remember
Remember: Maria W. Stewart’s Faith-Fueled Activism Still Inspires Today
Abolitionist and evangelist Maria W. Stewart's conversion to Christianity profoundly influenced her advocacy for freedom and social justice.
Opinion & Analysis
Remembering Howard Thurman: A Prophet of Intercultural Transformation
While Howard Thurman is widely known to be a leading precursor to Black liberation theology or the Black social gospel, the Civil Rights Movement, and inter-religiosity, he is often unknown to many Christian advocates for social justice and healing.
Remember
Black Evangelicalism and the Reforming Influence of William H. Bentley
The impact of Bentley's radical Black Christian thought has yet to be fully realized among Black Evangelicals and wider Evangelicalism today.
Opinion & Analysis
Knitting Together the Community of Love: Lessons From Marie Bassili Assaad and Mother Irene
How should Christians work for a just world? Through their remarkable lives, two 20th c. Egyptian Christian women offer us answers.
Opinion & Analysis
The Complex Legacy of Sutton E. Griggs: From Respected Leader to Race Traitor?
Black Baptist leader the Rev. Sutton E. Griggs acknowledges in his autobiography the cost of his muddy attempts at race reconciliation.
History
Fannie Lou Hamer: Forerunner of Faith-Driven, Pro-Life Democrats (Remember)
Fannie Lou Hamer is lauded as a civil rights icon, yet her position as an anti-abortion Democrat is often overlooked.
Remember
A Beacon for ‘the Light of Truth’ — Remembering Ida B. Wells-Barnett
A radical feminist, Christian activist and journalist, Ida B. Wells-Barnett spoke truth into the face of power every time.
Remember
Unsung Gospel Music Pioneer: the Rev. Charles Albert Tindley (Remember)
Charles Albert Tindley, the so-called “Prince of Preachers,” laid the groundwork for gospel music and a social gospel.
Remember
Building the Future: The Life of the Unstoppable Mary McLeod Bethune (Remember)
Bethune helped lay the foundation for the Civil Rights Movement via her work in education and political activism.
Features
Would the Rev. Patrick Healy, Who Passed for White, Want to Be Celebrated as a Black Hero?
Patrick Healy, S.J. is celebrated as Georgetown University's first African-American president, although he lived life passing as White.
Fall 2020
No Turning Back: Maria Fearing and a Pedagogy of Love (Remember)
Maria Fearing left the upheaval of the Reconstruction era and went to a country in the throes of just as great if not greater oppression.
