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race and religion

Episode 105: “‘Heathenism’ in America”

John Fea   |  November 6, 2022

According to historian Kathryn Gin Lum, Americans have long viewed the world as a realm of suffering heathens whose lands and lives needed their intervention to flourish. The term “heathen” fell out of common use by the early 1900s, but […]

Evangelical leader Tony Evans offers “Kingdom race theology” as an an alternative to “critical race theory”

John Fea   |  July 27, 2021

Evans recently gave a two-part presentation on the subject at his Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas. Here is Part 1: Here is Part 2: A couple of quick thoughts: First, Evans clearly believes in systemic racism and the value […]

The story behind Jemar Tisby’s The Color of Compromise

John Fea   |  June 22, 2021

Christianity Today is running a fascinating piece by Dan Hummel on the history of Jemar Tisby‘s breakout best-seller The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism. Here is a taste: Then Tisby began to shop […]

Conservative columnist on systemic racism: “I didn’t create these systems. But I wish I had realized earlier that these systems had created me”

John Fea   |  June 22, 2021

Here is Wheaton College graduate and former George W. Bush speechwriter Michael Gerson: Systems had been carefully created to ensure I went to an all-White church, in an all-White neighborhood, while attending an all-White Christian school and shopping in all-White […]

What is going on at the University of Northwestern-St. Paul?

John Fea   |  May 26, 2021

I linked to this story in my May 24, 2021 Evangelical Roundup, but I thought it deserved a separate post. The University of Northwestern, a Christian college in St. Paul, Minnesota, appears to be making a good-faith effort to deal […]

Some Catholic priests are conducting exorcisms to dispel the evil spirits left by racial justice activists

John Fea   |  May 26, 2021

According to Audrey Clare Farley at The New Republic, some conservative Catholic priests believe they are engaged in a spiritual war against Black Lives Matter, Marxism, critical race theory, intersectionality, and wokeness. Here is a taste of her piece: Last […]

Does your church have a racist past?

John Fea   |  May 19, 2021

Check out Mark Wingfield’s piece at Baptist World Global titled “What to do if you unearth a history of slavery in your church, college, or institution?” Here’s a taste: With increasing attention to the roots of American slavery in religious […]

The Wheaton College professor who teaches critical race theory

John Fea   |  May 1, 2021

Over at Sojourners, Mitchell Atencio interviews Wheaton College (IL) philosophy professor Nathan Cartagena. Here is a taste of the interview: Mitchell Atencio, Sojourners: Because critical race theory has become such a hot-button issue, especially in white evangelical circles, do you […]