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Without the witness and work of the black social gospelers and new abolitionists, Gary Dorrien contends, “the radical social gospel theology and activism of King are inexplicable.” Read the full review here.

New York Times: At Easter, Congregation Vows to Rebuild New Jersey Church After a Fire; Read here

Don’t miss Center for Earth Ethics Director Karenna Gore on ‘The Open Mind’ with Alexander Heffner below.

Lamptey to Richard Dawkins: “The Feminist Revolution in Islam Has Already Begun”

Some anti-police brutality protesters arrested in December now say their constitutional rights were violated by the NYPD. NY1’s Dean Meminger filed the following report. Several protesters arrested and brought to police headquarters for questioning last year say they now feel they were treated like political prisoners. “They were asking all sorts of questions about, how

Serene Jones — The Hill — April 16, 2015, 04:00 pm   Every year around Tax Day, while settling up my account with Uncle Sam, I think about what it is that my tax dollars help to support. Some things I strongly agree with, some not so much. As President of Union Theological Seminary, I’m especially appreciative

By Serene Jones — @SereneJones — July 23, 2015   Rev. Dr. Serene Jones is President of Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York. We must first address the underlying issues President Barack Obama’s historic visit to a federal detention facility last week focused America’s attention on the brutal realities of our criminal justice system. Yet this

By Serene Jones | Religion News Service | July 15   I woke up Tuesday (July 14) to buzz after buzz on my phone — texts flooding in from young Iranians I had met in June, celebrating the historic nuclear agreement that had just been announced. Only a few weeks have passed since I visited Iran with