My take on Sir Ridley Scott's Exodus story. Featured in LancasterOnline's Faith and Values section.
Film Review of Exodus: God and Kings
“Are We Really Just One Human Race?”– #EtownEngage
In REL 370: Ethnicity, Gender, and Religion, I gave a talk called “Are We Really Just One Human Race?” I began the talk by asking the class whether there’s a difference between saying #AllLivesMatter and #BlackLivesMatter. For our purposes, the issue was why this is such a contested debate.
“The Gospel According to America: Black Demons and the Original Sin of Slavery”– #EtownEngage
In (WCH) REL 226: The New Testament, I gave a talk called “The Gospel According to America- Black Demons and The Original Sin of Slavery?” Our conversation began with a twist on the debate, “Is America a Christian Nation?” Instead, students paired up and named reasons why people argue “yes” and “no.”
Beatdowns and Downbeats: America as a Hip Hop Nation–#EtownEngage
In REL 170: Signifying Religion: An African American Worldview, I gave a talk called “Beatdowns and Downbeats: America as a Hip Hop Nation.” We began with a free association exercise about what could be signified by call America a “Hip Hop nation.”
Racism–It’s not for Saturday Morning Cartoons or Sunday School Curricula Anymore!
Yesterday in my Bible and Race in the United States of America class, I asked students how differently they might read the Bible were it introduced with the following disclaimer:
