Tag: Ifa
Making the Unconscious, Conscious: Why Interfaith Communities Struggle with Racial Diversity
Last year, I was inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement to write, “The Illusion of Separation”. The purpose was to encourage people in Interfaith, Interreligious and Interspiritual communitie... Read More
Is God Afraid of Sexuality? – Part 2
A few weeks ago, I was inspired to begin exploring the relationship between sexuality, religion and fear. In Part 1 of my essay, I purposefully chose an image of God that was a man with a stern expre... Read More
Ancestors and the Earth
Religions for the Earth recently held a weekend conference in New York City at Union Theological Seminary. The purpose was to make people aware that climate change and our environment are social justi... Read More
Unity Through Diversity
“What options are there for those who want to recognize that there is a higher power but don’t fit into organized religion?” This question is common in the circles I travel. Many of my friends a... Read More
Goodbye Jesus, Hello… Atheism?
As 2011 drew to a close, a number of articles surfaced about Black atheists in the US – being Black and a scholar of religion, they caught my interest. Though the amount of recent attention belies t... Read More