reconciliation
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Fratelli Tutti and the Importance of the Histor(ical Theolog)ian
Namely, at several points in the encyclical, Pope Francis discusses the importance of learning from our history. He discusses this in relation to learning from the pandemic in chapter one, but also earlier bemoans a lack of historical consciousness more… Continue reading
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“And Yet Where in Our History Books is the Tale?”
And yet where in your history books is the taleOf the genocide basic to this country’s birth?Of the preachers who lied? And the people who died? – Buffy Sainte-Marie, “My Country ‘Tis of Thy People You’re Dying, 1966. In late May… Continue reading
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Opening Church Files on Sexual Abuse is a Ministry of Reconciliation
Reconciliation, like unity, doesn’t require that we agree about everything, only that we enter into an agreement of accountability that allows us to follow our own chosen paths to peace within the body of Christ or in relation to the… Continue reading
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Refusing to Reconcile, Part 2
This is the 2nd in a 3 part series. Please read the first post, Refusing to Reconcile: Against Reconciliation before commenting on this piece. Refusing Reconciliation, Part 2: Spatiality, Fugitivity, and Blackness as Wild(er)ness The irreducibly spatial positionality of beside… Continue reading