Hope in the Face of Racist Backlash
Aran Shetterly celebrates Greensboro massacre survivors Nelson and Joyce Johnson as great moral leaders.
Since 1900, the Christian Century has published reporting, commentary, poetry, and essays on the role of faith in a pluralistic society.
The 1979 Greensboro Massacre
Aran Shetterly reflects on the struggle for an American city's soul.
While in seminary at Duke Divinity School, the author received an invitation to attend the first truth and reconciliation commission in the United States, held in Greensboro, North Carolina.
When perpetrators were invited to tell the truth about atrocities they had committed—without fear of punishment—in apartheid South Africa.
This experience was influenced by readings of Desmond Tutu on forgiveness and talks by Peter Storey on profound encounters in South Africa.
Author's summary: Aran Shetterly celebrates moral leaders.
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