Articles on Racial Reconciliation Browse by Recently Added Title Author Date Topic Series Racial Reconciliation Continuing the racial unity work of MLK: Resources for the church Article by Neal Hardin on Jan 21, 2019 On the third Monday of each January, we honor the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. and his work in protesting racial discrimination and promoting racial reconciliation. The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission is committed to upholding the human... Continue... Racial Reconciliation 7 highlights from MLK50 Article by Phillip Bethancourt on Apr 9, 2018 Last week, nearly 4,000 attendees joined us in Memphis for MLK50: Gospel Reflections from the Mountaintop, as we remembered the the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and considered the future of gospel-shaped racial unity. Of all the events the ERLC... Continue... Racial Reconciliation Emmett Till and empathy: Reflections on my visit to the African-American History Museum Article by Jason Thacker on Feb 9, 2018 "I wanted the world to see what they did to my baby." - Mamie Till-Mobley Wrapped in a bronze-colored metal lattice, with a structure fashioned after the three-tiered crowns used in Yoruban art from West Africa, the National Museum of... Continue... Racial Reconciliation Racial reconciliation and responsibilities: An address at OBU Article by David W. Whitlock on Jan 15, 2018 This is the final post in a two-part series. You can read the first part here. What does the call to action for racial reconciliation mean for us as believers in general and what might that mean for us at... Continue... Racial Reconciliation What “shalom” has to do with racial reconciliation: An address at OBU Article by David W. Whitlock on Jan 12, 2018 This is the first part in a two-part series. The year I began college was a year of international unrest, national anxiety, and angst. It was also the year that I began to understand that the dream of Martin Luther... Continue... Racial Reconciliation Senators promote Solution Sunday, racial understanding Article by Tom Strode on Oct 24, 2017 WASHINGTON (BP) — For two United States senators, a solution to America's racial division could start simply with a meal in a home. Sens. James Lankford of Oklahoma and Tim Scott of South Carolina are continuing to promote the Solution... Continue... Racial Reconciliation The Bible’s centrality to the Civil Rights Movement Article by Kevin L. Smith on Aug 21, 2017 The Bible was central to the thought, rhetoric, and development of the Civil Rights Movement. This was influenced by the essential role of black churches and preachers in the organization of the movement. Not only was the movement characterized by... Continue... Racial Reconciliation When white supremacists come to town Article by Christine Hoover on Aug 13, 2017 I live in Charlottesville, Virginia. You may have heard of it. You may have seen my city on the news or on your Twitter feed after several white nationalist and white supremacist groups converged on our downtown park to protest... Continue... Racial Reconciliation Reflections on Memphis: The past, the present, and the future we hope for Article by Brent Leatherwood on Jun 26, 2017 As the rain fell on a hot and muggy Southern afternoon, I stood there outside the husk of what was once a proud church—and is still a landmark in the Civil Rights movement—as cars and trucks were slowly exiting the... Continue... Racial Reconciliation Intentionally cultivating multicultural churches Article by Jamaal Williams on May 3, 2017 There was a time when the church was very powerful. It was during that period that the early Christians rejoiced when they were deemed worthy to suffer for what they believed. In those days the church was not merely a... Continue... « 1 2 3 »