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Faith Formation: Antiracism with Adults

Resources including: Children & Family Curricula & Storytime; Confirmation/Affirmation of Baptism; Denominational Resources; Tween & Teen Mental and Spiritual Health; Sexuality & Identity; and Online/At-Home Tech

Where You'll Find What

Here you'll find materials for engaging your Young Adults and Adults in powerful conversations on race, racism, and white supremacy in the US.

To access individual pages, hover your cursor over the small arrow to the right of each tab and click on the desired drop-down.

Each page is organized with books at the top; blogs, podcasts and articles are in the first of three lower columns; websites are in the second and videos are in the third, when these resources are available.

History

 

Current Contexts and Conversations

  • Antiracism: tools for intentional conversations about awareness and activism
  • Antisemitism & Islamophobia: resources for developing awareness and combatting antisemitism among individuals and in systems and communities
  • Conversations about...: tips and starters for cultivating healthy conversations about race
  • Current Events & Movements: reflections on and about leaders and thinkers of our current movement toward racial equity
  • Indigenous Voices: Indigenous authors and activists speak up about colonialism, ecology, and treaty and sovereignty rights, among other topics
  • Policing/Prison/Voting Rights: witness to these central tenets in the struggle for racial equity
  • Reading Black Authors: book lists that feature Black writer's voices
  • Science, Health & Environment: revealing the abusive pseudo-science of "race" and the disproportionate burden placed on BIPOC with regard to research, medical care and the environment
  • White Supremacy: tools for personal and communal learning, growth and dismantling of white supremacy culture

 

Spirituality, Identity and Healing

  • ...and Faith: identifying the ways faith has been both a catalyst for positive social change and an exclusionary force
  • ...and the Church: exploring the deep segregations and opportunities for reconciliation found in Christ's people
  • Intersectionality: amplifying the voices of people who identify in two or more ways with marginalized communities
  • Mindfulness and Personal Healing: linking spiritual practices with personal and communal forgiveness, reconciliation, healing and well-being
  • Preaching about...: guides for more prophetic preaching and preaching as resistance
  • Small Groups/Study Guides: curricula developed for deep, intimate conversations; includes guest speakers and trainings

Reparations & Restorative Justice