Professor of Pastoral Care, Earlham School of Religion
Indinanapolis, IN
Joined September 2013
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JPT's special edition on the Pandemic & Racism is being released in book form -- 20% discount-code (ASM08) -- routledge.com/9781032273587
SPT members can access the JPT edition free: tandfonline.com/toc/ypat20/3…
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If the US would stop making ‘public safety’ synonymous with ‘white comfort’, we might have a chance to fix our broken systems.
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We'll learn from those inside and outside our Society, speaking prophetic truth to our apocalyptic world and ivory-towered privilege. We've invited a range of practitioners from various spheres to aid us in articulating a public, pastoral theology of viral care and viral justice.
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A new special issue of JPT is available, which engages "the realities facing Black and Brown people in the United States and offer recommendations for individual and communal interventions" as guest editor Nicholas Grier states.
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In the latest issue of JPT, Joshua Morris offers an evocative article on care to veterans' moral injury as counterhegemony. Editors Samuel Lee & Danjuma Gibson state, "Pastoral theologians have moral obligation to speak into the times." This new issue will help us fill that call.
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The prison industrial complex denies prisoners the affirmation of humanity and dignity of life. It prioritizes profit and neglects people.
It’s past time to reimagine the world we live in and disengage carceral responses to harm done.
Abolish the death penalty.
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Happy Hanukkah to our Jewish siblings! Never before has the power and miracle of light been more needed in our world!
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Abolish the death penalty.
I spoke with #BrandonBernard yesterday alongside his legal team. Brandon told us about everything he was grateful for in his life. He died with dignity and love, in spite of the cruel, unjust system that condemned him to die as a result of egregious prosecutorial misconduct.
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I wish the city would have waited to launch their public safety plan until after they met with the clergy and community leaders. Our crime prevention plan is strong and has been battle tested over time.
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The Global Protest for Racial Justice
CALL FOR PAPERS Update
JPT seeks pastoral theological essays related to the global protests for racial justice for black and brown people in addition to the Pandemic. For information go to:
societyforpastoraltheology.o…
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This is the beginning, not the end.
These policies are important. Once implemented, we will have a better city than before.
But radical social change can never be diminished into an exercise of simply checking a few boxes and claiming victory.
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That is why I am thankful that their recent engagement has led to our commitment that in the budget I intend to submit this August, our office will propose additional funding for the expansion of our Group Violence Intervention strategy.
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.@IndyMayorJoe Reform needs to happen now. It's non-negotiable.
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“We are working to ensure that mixed-status families get stimulus checks [in the next CARES Act] .” - @JoaquinCastrotx #WeDemandEquity
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"This is the time for our voices to be heard in Congress." - @Rich_FIA #WeDemandEquity
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Special Edition on COVID-19 Pandemic
CALL FOR PAPERS
JPT seeks pastoral theological essays for a special issue on the topics related to the current Coronavirus-19 pandemic. For more information go to JPT's page: societyforpastoraltheology.o…
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The crowd chanting “Send her back!” in Greenville last night can’t see that racism doesn’t benefit most of them. Trump wants to take their health care. He wants to keep their wages low.
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Thanks, @DHMDisciples, for educating about Juneteenth!
#CCDOC @DHMDisciples has a 2019 Juneteenth resource (ow.ly/4DWW50uBzi2) with worship resources, history and more. June 19th is the oldest known celebration of the end of slavery, and now commemorates African American freedom and emphasizes education and achievement.
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So much, Mr. President, for your #nationaldayofprayer. How can you call us to pray while plotting to prey on Dreamers? #DefendDACA
