Thinking with C. René Padilla about the Holy Spirit (Part II: English Version)
The same Spirit that hovered over the chaos during creation is working to promote recreation and restoration throughout all creation.
Pensando con C. René Padilla sobre el Espíritu Santo (Parte I: Versión español)
Los cristianos del Mundo Mayoritario subrayan y manifiestan el trabajo diario de los Espíritus y empoderan la esperanza en medio de la pobreza, el sufrimiento, la opresión y la muerte.
Thinking with C. René Padilla about the Holy Spirit (Part I: English Version)
Majority World Christians stress and manifest the Spirits everyday work and empowering hope amid poverty, suffering, oppression—and death.
Honoring C. René Padilla
May we who’ve received Padilla’s witness pass it along in word and deed.
Recasting the US Civil War
I have had to unlearn most of what my high school and college teachers taught me about the US Civil War.
Mercy and Neighbor-Love
Real, Spirit-empowered faith in God manifests itself in acts of mercy toward the poor, naked, and hungry that address their physical needs.
Derrick Bell on Class and Class-based Discrimination Against Whites
“Racism has been devastating to blacks, but it has also done serious harm to a great many whites.”—Derrick Bell
¿Evangélico o Evangelical? Getting Clarity on a Confusing Question
“The term evangélico has had multiple meanings in Spanish.” —Juan F. Martínez
Returning—but not to the Series “What is CRT?”
As the semester ends, I’m eager to blog again. It’s been too long.
What is “Critical Race Theory”? A Meditation on Several Answers. (Part IV)
Because this text is the first book-length collaboration by CRT scholars (written by Kimberlé Crenshaw, Richard Delgado, Charles Lawrence III, and Mari Matsuda), we do well to consider how it describes CRT.
What is “Critical Race Theory”? A Meditation on Several Answers. (Part III)
Bell spends the bulk of his essay showing, naming, and defending CRT.
What is “Critical Race Theory”? A Meditation on Several Answers. (Part II)
I have discussed how I approach CRT texts and treated the first published list of CRT’s common themes.
What is “Critical Race Theory”? A Meditation on Several Answers. (Part I)
Lately, many people are asking me the same question: “What are the main tenets of Critical Race Theory (CRT)?”
Racial Capitalism and an Arizona Mining Company
“The question of labor is one which commends itself to the attention of the capitalist.”-Sylvester Mowry
Don’t Start Here: A Critique of an Introduction to CRT
“Surely I’ve misread something,” I thought.
Why is it called “Critical Race Theory”?
If it’s not a single theory, why is it called ‘Critical Race Theory?
Rev. King on the White Church
“I have been disappointed with the white church and its leadership.”-Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.