The SILT 16/17: Can I Get a Witness? Author Series introduces the participant authors and the historical figures they will be illuminating in their narratives. This week’s featured writers are Peter Slade, researching Howard Kester, and Grace Yia-Hei Kao, whose figure is Yuri Kochiyama. Read More

Currently undergraduates at the University of Virginia, PLT Interns Alex Adames and Mareike Haaren work hard in the office and in their coursework. Both have recently been accepted into esteemed programs, and their news are featured below. Read More

The SILT 16/17: Can I Get a Witness? Author Series introduces the participant authors and the historical figures they will be illuminating in their narratives. This week’s featured writers are Carlene Bauer, researching Dorothy Day, and Ralph Eubanks, whose figure is Mahalia Jackson. Read More

To Benefit Virginia Organizing On April 22, 2016, author Barbara Kingsolver will host an Earth Day conversation to discuss the inspirations that have shaped her writing. All proceeds will support Virginia Organizing, a state-wide grassroots organization working to bring long-term, sustainable change to Virginia … Read More

Over the next few weeks, we will be rolling out our SILT 16/17: Can I Get a Witness line-up, introducing you to our authors and the historical figures they will be illuminating in their narratives. This week’s featured speakers are Nichole Flores, presenting on Ella Baker, and Daniel Rhodes, whose figure is Cesar Chavez. Read More

The USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture is a Los Angeles-based initiative dedicated to the local and international networking of religious, civic, and academic communities. Read More

Writing on his experience as a professor whose students include the incarcerated of Nashville, Dark calls us into a more understanding reception of the flawed human condition and a recognition for the beauty of grace. Read More

On Sunday, February 28, 2016, PLT Contributor Reverend Dr. Richard Wills, Sr. was installed as the new pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Read More

On October 8, 2015, Charles Marsh delivered the 14th Annual Prophetic Voices Lecture entitled “Bonhoeffer’s Transformative Encounters with the American Prophetic Tradition.” The Boisi Center website has available an exclusive interview with Marsh and the video of the presentation.
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The Justice Calling draws us into the whole story of Scripture, inviting us to know more intimately the God who loves justice and calls us to give our lives to seek the flourishing of others. Authors Hoang and Johnson will present at the book launch on March 17, 2016. Read More