Latest from ESAIndigenous Bodies RememberAugust 3, 2020By Kaitlin Curtice Indigenous bodies are bodies that remember. We carry stories inside us—not just stories of oppression, but stories of liberation, of renewal, of survival. The sacred thing about being human is that no matter how hard we try to get rid of them, our stories are our stories.…...Read more...Living a Theology of Contrast Instead of OppositionJuly 27, 2020By Bridget Eileen Rivera I've been thinking a lot about "positions" lately and what it even means to hold a position. When people ask about my "position" on "homosexuality," it's rarely in the interest of broadening their own perspective, understanding my own, or (God forbid) adjusting their beliefs. Instead, it's…...Read more...The Answer Is No: A Review of "Is Christianity the White Man's Religion?"July 20, 2020By Charles Lattimore Howard Is it possible that context—timing and location—influence how we receive the books that come across our eyes? I opened Is Christianity The White Man's Religion: How The Bible is Good News for People of Color by Antipas L. Harris during the anxiety-filled days of social-distancing and…...Read more...The Crisis of BelongingJuly 13, 2020By Eric Jacobsen In the winter of my junior year of college, I traveled to Scotland to study at the University of Aberdeen. I arrived on campus just after the beginning of the new year. Growing up in Seattle, I thought I was impervious to winter gloom, but I was…...Read more...Resources for Nonviolent Civil ResistanceJuly 8, 2020Compiled by Lauren Grubaugh and Andre Henry Our hope is that these practical and empowering resources/action ideas will give you the courage and insights you need to fight systemic racism (and other societal ills). Articles Unpresidented Action Guide Gene Sharp's 198 Methods of Nonviolent Action ANC Freedom Charter MLK's I Have…...Read more...The Immigrants' CreedJuly 3, 2020A profession of the Christian faith through the experience of an immigrant. I believe in Almighty God, who guided the people in exile and in exodus, the God of Joseph in Egypt and Daniel in Babylon, the God of foreigners and immigrants. I believe in Jesus Christ, a displaced Galilean,…...Read more...A Prayer for an End to Mass IncarcerationJune 29, 2020 A Booklet of Uncommon Prayer, from which this prayer is taken, is now available electronically!Read more...Solitary Confinement: Torture in Your BackyardJune 26, 2020By Laura Markle Downton Inside most of the local jails, state and federal prisons, and detention centers that dot the landscape of the United States, on any given day, tens of thousands of incarcerated adults and youth are held in solitary confinement. For 22 to 24 hours a day, they…...Read more...For Those With Ears to Hear: A Review of "The Color of Compromise"June 24, 2020Editor's Note: The Color of Compromise hit the New York Times Best Sellers list for the week of June 28th. In response, author Jemar Tisby writes: "I'm feeling a mix of emotions right now…It's great news that my book has made the New York Times Best Sellers list. But at…...Read more...
