by Joao Chaves | Jul 2, 2020 | Opinion
Education in the U.S. has a special place in the minds of people around the world. The resources of U.S. schools are a major reason for the way in which they capture the imagination of foreigners like me. Access to large, well-staffed libraries, exposure to...
by Joao Chaves | Jun 17, 2020 | Opinion
I am looking at my bookshelves as I write this. The books that were required for my seminary training are arranged in particular shelves, easy to find. If these books were people standing in my living room, I would be surrounded by dozens of white men and two...
by Joao Chaves | May 12, 2020 | Opinion
Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro are among the world leaders who minimized the dangers of COVID-19. In the United States, President Trump continued to downplay the novel coronavirus in January and February, even as the threat the virus posed was continuously emphasized...
by Joao Chaves | Apr 1, 2020 | Opinion
Palm Sunday, the traditional day of the celebration of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, presents us with an image of Jesus entering Jerusalem being celebrated by a large crowd who praised him as “he who comes in the name of the Lord” (Matthew 21:1-11). In my...
by Joao Chaves | Jun 8, 2018 | Opinion
A significant issue that inhabits the white Christian imagination is the distorted idea that racism is somehow something foreign to Christianity. Racism is often perceived as an external threat that can taint “true” Christian practices and ideological...
