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Tag: black lives matter

August 21, 2017August 21, 2017 joeldermole

‘He’s No Angel’: The unbearable whiteness of innocence

April 12, 2017April 12, 2017 Rebecca

Why is Heather MacDonald Still Talking? A Case Study in Lazy White Campus Speakers

April 10, 2017 joeldermole

Brandishing Black Bodies to Defend Against Racism

About us

Rebecca Barrett-Fox is a native of the “Southern End” of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. After years living in and loving Kansas, she now resides at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains in Utah with her family. A professor of sociology focusing on the intersection of religion, politics, and sex in the contemporary US, Rebecca is the author of God Hates: Westboro Baptist Church, American Nationalism, and the Religious Right (University Press of Kansas 2016) as well as numerous academic articles. You can find links to her work and her public talks on her personal blog, anygoodthing.com.

Ben Wideman grew up in Canada, went to college in Virginia, and seminary in California, before finding a new home in Pennsylvania. When he’s not working with young adults, he spends his time enjoying his spouse and three incredible kids, and collects hobbies like homebrewing, gardening, playing disc golf, watching baseball, cycling, podcasting, and lots of other random things. You can follow his ministry at www.3rdwaycollective.org

Joel Mathis is a freelance writer who lives in Lawrence, Kansas with his wife and son. He spent nine years as a syndicated columnist, co-writing the RedBlueAmerica column as the liberal half of a point-counterpoint duo. His honors include awards for best online commentary from the Online News Association and (twice) from the City and Regional Magazine Association. He writes a regular column at TheWeek.com

Recent Posts

  • A God Who Sees and Hears June 22, 2020
  • Making Sense of Memories of Whiteness June 16, 2020
  • “Blessed are the Peacemakers” June 4, 2020
  • A time of fermentation May 21, 2020
  • Stephen and the Sanhedrin: Speaking when Listening is Hard May 13, 2020

Authors

  • Ben Wideman
    • Our Addiction to War
    • A Presidential Election Year
    • Losing My Religion
    • Mental Health and Generosity
    • BENGAY and NCOD
  • joeldermole
    • On how your childhood interpretation of the Bible can affect you well into middle age
    • Actually, the Babyon Bee *is* satire
    • A thing you may not know about Emmett Till
    • The difference between white and Latino evangelicals
    • On Christianity Today and racism
  • Rebecca
    • A God Who Sees and Hears
    • Making Sense of Memories of Whiteness
    • “Blessed are the Peacemakers”
    • A time of fermentation
    • Stephen and the Sanhedrin: Speaking when Listening is Hard

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