‘God’s Ghostwriters’: New Testament scholar Candida Moss looks at the hidden hands behind the Bible
In her new book, Moss argues that slaves and other lower-status workers played a key role in producing and preserving the Christian Scriptures. BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, reports…
Essay: Tattooing has held a long tradition in Christianity – dating back to Jesus’ crucifixion
GUSTAVO MORELLO, a Catholic priest and sociologist of religion, looks at the history of tattooing in Christianity in an article first published on The Conversation…
Essay: A brief history of the Black church’s diversity, and its vital role in American political history
JASON OLIVER EVANS, a scholar of Christian theology and African American religion, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation, at the history and influence of the Black church in the United States…
Uncovering the past: Descendants of enslaved people join dig on former Jesuit plantation
RENÉE RODEN, of Religion News Service, reports on how the descendents of those enslaved on a Maryland plantation owned by the Jesuit have been able to connect with their family’s past through their participation on an archaeological dig…
OPEN BOOK – THE PRISONER’S LETTER: OF SLAVES AND MASTERS
BRUCE C WEARNE looks at a controversial passage in Ephesians 6 about the relationship between slaves and masters…
SOUTH AFRICA: SLAVE DESCENDANTS IN TINY TOWN BATTLE FOR CHURCH-OWNED LAND
KIM HARRISBERG, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from the Western Cape community of Elim…
UK found sending home dozens of slavery victims despite re-trafficking fears
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Britain has sent home or aided the return of dozens of slaves to trafficking hotspots including Albania, Nigeria and Vietnam in recent years, raising concerns this put people at risk of being re-trafficked due to a lack of support in their home countries. The government subjected 36 victims to “enforced returns” between […]
Quick facts – 10 facts on Islamic State’s Yazidi killings
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Saturday marks the fifth anniversary of Islamic State’s assault on Iraq’s Yazidi minority, described by the United Nations as a genocide, in which thousands were killed or abducted. The 3rd August, 2014, attack on Mount Sinjar, the Yazidi heartland, shocked the international community and prompted the United States to carry out air […]
Boon, not burden: more support for ex-slaves seen boosting UK economy
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Giving more support to survivors of modern slavery and allowing them to remain in Britain for a year could boost the economy by millions of pounds, university researchers said last week. The financial benefits of providing 12 months of assistance – including housing, healthcare and legal aid – to people who are […]
ESSAY: WHAT CATHOLIC CHURCH RECORDS TELL US ABOUT AMERICA’S EARLIEST BLACK HISTORY
In an article first published on The Conversation, JANE LANDERS, professor of history at Vanderbilt University in the US, says Catholic records show black history in the US started much earlier than previously thought…