Whitaker relates the Virgin Mary to whiteness
“Virginity is an important aspect of whiteness. It places a high emphasis on Mary’s virginity in direct correlation to the ideal female body being pristine and whole just as God intended. The Virgin Mary is the perfect model that fills the delicate pantyhose of...
Whitaker offers egalitarian feminism as a way for churches to practice collective forgiveness
Rev. Erica Whitaker recently had her academic article, “Collective Forgiveness, Racism, and Patriarchy: The Challenge for US White Baptist Congregations” published in the Journal for European Baptist Studies. Read the abstract for the article below: “In his...
Anthony Everett reflects on how remembrance is necessary for repairing in “Advent Reflections on Reparations”
“New life and hope are remembered in southern plantations on stolen lands where stolen people had been forced to work without wages from sunup to sundown while living in squalor conditions. New life and hope are remembered in mass migrations and movements of...
“‘Come’ : Advent’s Invitation” by BSK student Leigh Anne Armstrong
Below is a piece written by BSK student Leigh Anne Armstrong as well as two short choruses she wrote about the journey from Advent to Christmas. Read and listen below! I am told that “Advent” is taken from the Latin adventus, which is from the Greek word parousia,...