Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week!
CULTURE
Presbyterian Church formally apologizes to North Slope Natives for denouncing culture
The head of the Presbyterian Church offered an apology Wednesday to the Alaska Native people of the North Slope at in Utqiagvik….If this article is of interest to you check out Wood Lake Publishing new release Our Spirits Aligned :Aboriginal Voices of Healing and Reconciliation…. Read Full Article
From ktoo
FAITH
From Christianity Today
ART
Icons. Stained glass windows. Mosaics. Epic poems. Songs. Novels. Christian religious art has been part of culture for centuries. But these works have always made statements not just about the biblical events they recount, but also the cultural climate in which they were made.…Read Full Article
From sojourners
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Some things didn’t surprise me during my first visit to a state correctional facility in 2011. When I got involved with Partakers, a College Behind Bars mentoring program that pairs volunteers with incarcerated men and women working on a college degree, the program coordinator gave me plenty of advice: Leave your jewelry at home — you’re not going to like the look of the lockers. Wear a sports bra — the metal detectors are on steroids, and if they go off, you’re going home….Read Full Article
From busted halo
MEDIA
Here’s a Look at ‘Black Earth Rising,’ a Miniseries About International War Crimes
Black Earth Rising is a TV drama series about the prosecution of war crimes in Africa. It’s an uncommon subject for a major BBC series, no less one starring actors as clouted as Michaela Coel and John Goodman….Read Full Article
From Relevant
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