"Abraham J. Bonowitz has been one of the leading organizers in the death penalty abolition movement since he changed his mind on the issue in the late 1980’s. He has had a hand in each of the legislative repeal victories thus far, starting with when he served as the Field Manager for New Jerseyans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, which passed its bill in 2007. He then worked as the Director of Affiliate Support for the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty and was directly involved in the repeal victories in New Mexico, Illinois, Connecticut, Maryland and Nebraska (since reversed via referendum)." - [from https://deathpenaltyaction.org/]

 

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"Mission and the Cultural Other is a decolonial critique of a too often failed missionary enterprise. Rev. Dr. Randy Woodley, a former missionary and missiologist, writes both as an insider and an outsider. As an Indigenous person, a missionary among Native Americans, and a decolonial theologian with over thirty years of experience in various missionary movements, he has seen the best and worst that American mission has to offer. Before change can be made in a guarded system such as Christian mission, the critique must be pervasive and cut to the core of the problem. To truly understand the weakness of modern mission, we need to hear from those who have been its casualties." - From WIPF and Stock Publishers

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"Pastor McBride's commitment to holistic ministry can be seen through his leadership roles in both the church and community organizations.  Regarded as a national faith leader, active in the Ferguson uprisings and many subsequent uprisings, he helps bridge, train and support millennials and religious institutions working on racial justice and black liberation." [from https://www.pastormikemcbride.com/about]

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"Chris Haw is assistant professor of theology and religious studies at the University of Scranton, a speaker, and an author. 

​His books are Jesus for President (2008 w/ Shane Claiborne), From Willow Creek to Sacred Heart (2012), and Monotheism, Intolerance, and the Path to Pluralistic Politics, with Cambridge University Press (2021).

Besides having cultivated the arts of carpentry, fathering, and husband-ing, Chris earned his PhD in theology and peace studies at the University of Notre Dame. He researches and teaches on how human evolution, violence, scapegoating, Christianity, politics, and culture work--or don't. His teaching on Christianity often centers upon its intersection with racism, militarism, materialism, and the ecological crisis." [from https://www.chris-haw.com]

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Brueggemann’s primary method with the text is rhetorical criticism. Words matter to Brueggemann, and one can tell that by listening to him speak as he hangs on to particularly theologically significant words. His magnum opus, Theology of the Old Testament (1997), is a rhetorical-critical look at the Old Testament through the lenses of “testimony, dispute, and advocacy.”

Many have come to know Brueggemann through his book entitled The Prophetic Imagination, originally published in 1978.

[from https://www.walterbrueggemann.com]

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Chris Lahr helped run a mentoring program called Timoteo (Spanish for Timothy) that used sports to mentor and disciple urban youth (www.timoteosports.org). Chris is passionate about seeing Jesus manifested to people at the street level and seeing youth step into leadership roles in their community. His blogs mainly deal with the issue of racism and what we can do to live a more just and equitable lifestyle.

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In this special episode from July, Shane celebrates his 47th birthday at the White House and discusses progress being made in preventing gun violence.

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Shane Claiborne speaks with Seaux Chill and Vincent Charlow from Common Hymnal and what it means to make a difference as a Christian.

"Institutional Christianity is going through a great shaking. None of us know exactly what tomorrow holds, but one thing is sure - the church is changing. Escapism is being challenged by realism. Dualism by integration. Status quo by social activism. Judgmentalism by compassion. Exclusion by inclusion. Hierarchy by democratization. Colonization by the celebration of BIPOC leadership. In the process, praise and protest are becoming inextricably intertwined, and the spiritual underground is is giving us more and more clues as to what's around the corner."  -- from https://commonhymnal.com/ 

 

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In this special two-part episode, we are celebrating the life and work of long-time RLC friend, Ron Sider, by sharing two older episodes fro 2018 and 2019 combined here in one. Ron passed away last week. He was the founder of Christians For Social Action (formerly Evangelicals for Social Action), and author of about 50 books including “Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger” but most importantly, he was also a dear friend and part of RLC from the very beginning.  We ask for you to keep Arbutus, his wife, and the rest of his family and friends in prayer during this time.

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"A beautiful and gut-wrenching memoir, Waging Peace exposes the false divide between loving our country and living out our faith's call to love our enemies--whether we perceive our enemy as the neighbor with an opposing political viewpoint, the clerk wearing a head-covering, or the refugee from a war-torn country. By showing that us-versus-them is a false choice, this book will inspire each of us to choose love over fear." - from https://www.dianaoestreich.com/waging-peace  

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