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FAQs about Can I Get a Witness? The Podcast:How many episodes does Can I Get a Witness? The Podcast have?The podcast currently has 24 episodes available.
February 28, 2019In the Union of the Spirit: Cesar Chavez and the Quest for Farmworker JusticeDaniel P. Rhodes discusses Cesar Chavez, who organized farmworkers through strikes, boycotts, and pickets—and through less common organizing practices such as Eucharist, fasting, and pilgrimage. Dan reflects on how Chavez’s experience of dislocation and deracination in childhood formed him into … Read MoreThe post In the Union of the Spirit: Cesar Chavez and the Quest for Farmworker Justice appeared first on The Project on Lived Theology....more39minPlay
February 28, 2019Solomon’s Son: The Wise Tenderness of Howard ThurmanDonyelle McCray discusses Howard Thurman, civil rights leader, preacher, writer, mystic and thinker who was a mentor to Dr. King and the founder of the Church for the Fellowship of All Peoples. Donyelle focuses on Thurman’s tenderness: how his mother and grandmother contributed to … Read MoreThe post Solomon’s Son: The Wise Tenderness of Howard Thurman appeared first on The Project on Lived Theology....more42minPlay
February 28, 2019Setting the Captives Free: Yuri Kochiyama and Her Lifelong Fight Against Unjust ImprisonmentGrace Y. Kao reflects on Yuri Kochiyama, an activist known for her cross-racial solidarity work on causes such as reparations, Puerto Rican independence, and black nationalism. Grace emphasizes two areas that Kochiyama’s biographers have often overlooked: her central passion for fighting against unjust imprisonment, … Read MoreThe post Setting the Captives Free: Yuri Kochiyama and Her Lifelong Fight Against Unjust Imprisonment appeared first on The Project on Lived Theology....more43minPlay
February 28, 2019Dreaming and Doing: Howard Kester and His Search for Prophetic ChristianityPeter Slade discusses Howard Kester, an activist and organizer known for his work with the Southern Tenant Farmers’ Union and for the reports he wrote on his investigations of lynchings, which helped to put an end to festival lynching in the American South. … Read MoreThe post Dreaming and Doing: Howard Kester and His Search for Prophetic Christianity appeared first on The Project on Lived Theology....more43minPlay
February 28, 2019We Who Believe in Freedom: Ella Baker’s CreedNichole M. Flores shares her research and reflections on Ella Baker, a civil rights activist and organizer whose work in the civil rights movement focused on empowering the poor and the young. Nichole discusses how Baker’s work paved the way for Black Lives Matter … Read MoreThe post We Who Believe in Freedom: Ella Baker’s Creed appeared first on The Project on Lived Theology....more36minPlay
February 28, 2019The Conflict of Flesh and Spirit: A Reading of Dorothy DayCarlene Bauer discusses Dorothy Day, a writer, editor, journalist, and activist best known for being one of the founders of the Catholic Worker movement. Carlene reflects on Day’s life leading up to the work she’s most known for, considering how her childhood and … Read MoreThe post The Conflict of Flesh and Spirit: A Reading of Dorothy Day appeared first on The Project on Lived Theology....more35minPlay
February 28, 2019Befitting the Dignity of a Human Being: John A. Ryan, Father of the Living WageHeather A. Warren reflects on John A. Ryan, a Catholic priest who worked for labor reform and coined the phrase “a living wage” in the early 1900s. Heather discusses how Ryan’s priestly vocation extended beyond the walls of the church, … Read MoreThe post Befitting the Dignity of a Human Being: John A. Ryan, Father of the Living Wage appeared first on The Project on Lived Theology....more36minPlay
February 28, 2019Living into the Prophetic Voice: Frank William Stringfellow’s Greatest WitnessBecca Stevens shares her insights on William Stringfellow, an activist, writer, and lawyer whose prophetic voice called the church—and many other institutions—to accountability. Becca reflects on the challenge Stringfellow poses to people of faith: to take the mandates of belief seriously, even to … Read MoreThe post Living into the Prophetic Voice: Frank William Stringfellow’s Greatest Witness appeared first on The Project on Lived Theology....more30minPlay
February 28, 2019I Will Move on Up a Little Higher: Mahalia Jackson’s Power to Witness through MusicW. Ralph Eubanks discusses Mahalia Jackson, the great gospel singer who was a tenacious, savvy, quiet witness for justice. Ralph illuminates Jackson’s role in the civil rights movement, where she was a comfort and inspiration to Dr. King as well as an … Read MoreThe post I Will Move on Up a Little Higher: Mahalia Jackson’s Power to Witness through Music appeared first on The Project on Lived Theology....more38minPlay
February 28, 2019Standing Tall: Richard Twiss, a Witness to Native American HumanitySoong-Chan Rah reflects on Richard Twiss, a Native American writer, speaker, scholar, and activist, whose witness to Evangelicals (and beyond) critiqued prevailing understandings of Native communities. Soong-Chan shares how his own friendship with Twiss offered a unique window into his … Read MoreThe post Standing Tall: Richard Twiss, a Witness to Native American Humanity appeared first on The Project on Lived Theology....more43minPlay
FAQs about Can I Get a Witness? The Podcast:How many episodes does Can I Get a Witness? The Podcast have?The podcast currently has 24 episodes available.