“Yes, I love the Kingdom more than I love my nation. Yes, I love my neighbor more than I love his papers,”…
What Christians Who Care About Mass Incarceration Need to Know About District Attorneys
This article was first published on the Soujourners Magazine website. Click here for the original and more content! American has a crisis of mass incarceration, and it has little to do with crime rate…
When God Is Your Hostage
Many Christians envision God as a personal genie.…
Book Review – White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard For White People to Talk About Racism
“Break with the apathy of whiteness,” DiAngelo urges, “and demonstrate that you care enough to put in the effort.”…
Pass the Mic Stops in Atlanta During National Tour
July 23, 2018— “Pass the Mic,” a podcast focused on the intersection of culture, race, and religion, is coming to Atlanta this week on July 27th! Hosted by Ph.D. history student Jemar Tisby and Pastor…
Appreciating Black Thought
No ethnic group has a monopoly on theological truth.…
Let The Trap Say Amen
God loves the trap and has died for its inhabitants.…
Restorative Looking
We must be restoring dignity in all the places where the imago Dei has been stripped, deformed, or humiliated.…
White Pools, Black Lives, and the Sacrament of Baptism
In the movie “Life,” Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence walk into a restaurant in the deep South and request two items: coffee and a slice of pie. The female employee at the counter offers t…
Trust Black People When They Say Racism is Real (PTM 212)
Tyler and Jemar talk with Ally Henny about a tweet she sent pondering why it is so hard for some to believe black people when they talk about their experiences with racism. Follow Ally on Twitter! Sup…
Representing Race: Lenses for Interpretation
In the first post of this series, we explored the important role that images have played in shaping both our contemporary discourse around race and the very notion of race itself. Clearly, then, we sh…
Restaurants, Protests, and “Civility” with Aadam Keeley (PTM 210)
Aadam Keeley joins Jemar to discuss a few current events. Follow Aadam on Twitter! Support this podcast on Patreon! SHOW DETAILS Show Hosts: Jemar Tisby + Tyler Burns • Producer: Beau York + Po…
This Is Pure and Undefiled Religion: Take Care of Orphans and Widows in Their Affliction
Jesus’ teachings in the Gospels say much about love, justice, compassion, and mercy for the socially marginalized and socially vulnerable.…
Seminary While Black: How One Institution’s Toxic Culture is Causing a Black Exodus
One professor thought it was okay to use the n-word in a lecture.…
Top 5 Cultural Artifacts of 2018 (PTM 206)
Tyler and Jemar discuss their top 5 cultural artifacts (music, movies, tv shows, documentaries, books and people) that they’ve consumed thus far this year. Listen as they swap interesting stories and …
We Return Fighting: How Memorial Day Can Mean Something Different for African American Soldiers
Memorial Day is a day of remembrance. By setting aside a time to recall soldiers who died fighting for this nation, American citizens rightly honor their sacrifice and that of their family and friends…
This is America: A Video Review (PTM 204)
It’s time to Pass the Remote! Jemar and Tyler are back to talk about Donald Glover’s provocative viral music video, “This is America”. The conversation gets…interesting. Listen in as we discuss:…
Revisiting Apartheid and Reformed Theology: Who Is To Blame?
Their theologizing was ignorant of their South African context of racialized oppression.…
Why Teach Your Kids about the Gospel and Racial Reconciliation?
I remember the time my son overheard a child say he was stupid because he had “brown skin” — an event which occurred, sadly, within a predominantly white Christian context.…
What African-Canadian Women Thought of Black Panther
We can all agree that we know what Americans think about “Black Panther,” but what about African-Canadians? How do we Canadians situate ourselves in Wakanda as citizens who live in a natio…