Why Faith Needs Redemptive Struggle to Be Meaningful
I have had the honor of working extensively with the Rev. Dr. William Barber II,…
Read MoreRemapping American Christianities
This initiative aimed to take a fresh look at Christianity’s increasingly diverse expression in the United States. As the monochromatic paradigm of American Christianity fades, this initiative explored how people came together in new ways to express their beliefs, effect social justice, and find community in structures we may not yet recognize as “church.”
A Moral Movement Where Everyone Is in For the Long Haul
When I mention Moral Mondays to secular friends, few have heard of it. In faith-based…
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Challenging Plantation Capitalism: Rev. Barber’s Holy Cause
From the very beginning of Rev. William Barber’s ministry in the state of North Carolina…
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Confronting “Dangerous Memory,” Heeding the Power of the Moral Imagination
Rev. William Barber’s book, The Third Reconstruction: Moral Mondays, Fusion Politics, and the Rise of…
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Rev. William Barber: Speaking “Truth that Empowers”
I moved to the Triangle area of North Carolina in 2014, and I had only…
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The Fusion Friendships of Rev. Barber’s Third Reconstruction
I first heard Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II speak at a Moral Mondays rally…
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“Fusion Politics” Is the Only Cure to America’s Plutocracy
Rev. William Barber’s conversation with Peter Laarman, here in RD, underscores an important strategic lesson for…
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Moral Mondays: The Battle For Justice Cannot Be Waged Only in the Courts
On a warm day in July 2013, I found myself on the wrong end of…
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Rev. William Barber: Jazzman for Justice
Rev. William Barber’s faith grows out of the Cane Ridge Revival of 1801, part of…
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A Third Reconstruction? Rev. William Barber Lifts the Trumpet
Chances are you have heard something about the Rev. William Barber II. He is the…
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