Schools are starting to respond to the Open Letter. Here is a response from PCUSA seminary presidents, and one from the ELCA seminaries. Also, here is an even earlier response from Dr. Michael Jinkins, president of Louisville Presbyterian Seminary.
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Leaders post open letter to Deans and Presidents
African American Presidents and Deans in theological education in the US have just issued an open letter addressed to Presidents and Deans in theological education more generally in the US. Please take some time to read and reflect upon it.
(A full list of the authors is at the bottom of the letter found at that link.)
The Color of Fear
The Color of Fear is a powerful film created in 1994 around a set of discussions with a diverse group of men around issues of race. It’s a film that definitely requires thoughtful engagement and trained facilitation to use, but has been transformative in multiple contexts. Stir Fry Seminars (who created it), also publishes a guide to using it.
Support for white anti-racism
Here’s a great reminder of ways and means for being a white ally in the work of dismantling racism.