by Starlette Thomas | Aug 22, 2022 | Opinion|The Raceless Gospel Initiative
Baptism offers a radical theology of liberation. A reenactment of Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection, it is an entry point into Christian faith and an exit strategy from the hierarchical and power-driven identities of race, class and gender. Baptism is a process of...
by Starlette Thomas | Aug 15, 2022 | Opinion|The Raceless Gospel Initiative
“I need you to help me.” A European American woman said this to me while I was facilitating a dialogue on race and baptismal identity. It completely changed the conversation for me. Because conversations about race and its progeny are communal and deeply personal —...
by Starlette Thomas | Aug 8, 2022 | Opinion|The Raceless Gospel Initiative
It’s someone’s 200th birthday! But how do you celebrate an icon, an embodiment of freedom? The answer is, “All year long.” A nine-foot statue of the trailblazer was unveiled at the start of the year. Harriet Tubman – The Journey to Freedom sculpture by Wesley Wofford...
by Starlette Thomas | Aug 1, 2022 | Opinion|The Raceless Gospel Initiative
Before Christianity became a part of American industry, before persons had to assemble in a building to be identified as Christian and mass produced as members, Jesus’ followers were a body of believers. Members of each other, too many North American Christians aren’t...
by Starlette Thomas | Jul 14, 2022 | Opinion|The Raceless Gospel Initiative
The Baptist World Alliance held its first hybrid annual gathering in Birmingham, Alabama, this week, taking on the issue of race as an institution. Not a theme or thread of the meeting, Christian believers gathered from around the world to talk about justice, but not...
by Starlette Thomas | Jun 20, 2022 | Opinion|The Raceless Gospel Initiative
America is celebrating Juneteenth as a federal holiday for the second year. Celebrated on June 19 each year by African Americans and considered the community’s Independence Day, the day is set aside to celebrate the end of slavery in the U.S. The oldest known...
