Elle Dowd is a powerhouse for all good things.
Wife, mother, student, interferer, activist, clergy and purveyor of bold lips and a lip ring. Elle and her husband, Adam, came into my sphere during what is now being remembered as the Ferguson Uprising. In this turbulent time, I met many people, heard of more people, under the scariest of circumstances! I came across Elle through Twitter, and followed her through Facebook! When I heard that she had written a book, I knew two things: I needed to read it and she needed to be on this platform!
As Elle is a member of the clergy, and I am a woman of faith, the conversation does delve into faith, the power of it, and how what we know s modern-Christianity glosses over needed issues relating to social justice, racism, and even how we as the Body of Christ gloss over how Christ was killed by the state. From speaking about John Lewis, Martin Luther King, Jr., Dr. Traci Blackmon and James Cone, Elle makes room in this conversation to have harder conversations. Why? The are needed and necessary.
Baptized In Tear Gas is available August 10.
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