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Robert L. Foster
Robert L. Foster is a lecturer in religion at the University of Georgia.
Lent as a white Christian during Black History Month
Lent is early this year, so it coincides with Black History Month for a full 18 days.
This overlap of sacred and secular calendars proves doubly sacred for Christians in the U.S. The sacred journey of Lent leads us to the cross—at the end of Jesus’ life of healing ministry and preaching good news to the poor. The sacred journey of Black History Month leads us to the lynching tree—as well as to African American innovators such as the man who developed modern blood storage and transfusion.
Revival in the white church
What would it mean for us to be filled with the breath of God again and come to life for the sake of racial justice?
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