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.”
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:
Acting Upon Fear: A Call to Action from Ferguson and Beyond
This is about fear and how humans choose to deal with it. And it's a problem when individuals and institutions and corporations can designate some persons as collateral damage. It's a scary thing when the expense of human life can be factored in, or even worse, considered negligible.
