Theologian, Author, Quaker Minister, & Director of the Friends Center and Quaker Studies at #GuilfordCollege in Greensboro, NC.
Interested in #LiberationTheology, #ChristianSocialism, & the #PoorPeoplesCampaign.
📚 Co-Editor w Rhiannon Grant of “The Quaker World.”
📚 Author Resisting Empire: The Book of Revelation as Resistance.
http://resistingempire.com
Interests: #theology, #technology, #culture, #fandom, #quakerstudies, #convergentfriends, #nocode, #newmedia, #zettelkasten
Mozilla is asking for your opinion about what it's doing, and the survey appears to be aimed at getting you used to the idea that "AI" will become an integral focus area.
I told them that I want Mozilla to focus SOLELY on improving Firefox and Thunderbird, with zero AI in the product.
I truly hate the discourse about optimism vs pessimism in tech. Dismissal of people who care about underlying ethics. As always, you’re either building to support existing power disparities or working to build more ethical alternatives. You can be pro institution or pro human, not both.
Rev. William Barber: The greatest thing you can do in the time of lies is tell the truth.
Rev. Liz Theoharis calls for us to shake things up:
https://kairoscenter.org/do-no-wrong-to-the-immigrant-the-women-or-the-children/
Tenant and labor unions. Mutual aid groups. Community defense and solidarity. Mass assemblies. Bail funds and legal support.
Let's get to work.
https://itsgoingdown.org/dont-doom-scroll-organize-how-to-get-active-in-the-current-terrain/
“Liberalism is in crisis; whether or not it’s over is another issue.”
https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/toward-christian-postliberal-left
Been thinking about the John Kelly interview all morning.
I liked what #podsaveamerica said this morning about if Republicans like Kelly really believed he was this dangerous they should be doing more to stop Trump.
I am of the opinion that we need to believe people when they tell us who they are. I think some folks voting for Trump think he doesn't mean it. BUT I think there are plenty who actually want him to do what he is saying, hoping he will not only win but can take out resentments.
@connected a couple years ago you guys did a ranking of iPods. I was looking for it but can’t find it? Any chance one of you has it easily accessible?
The paperback of The Quaker world is now out, making it more affordable at $50 (dropping from $250!).
https://www.routledge.com/The-Quaker-World/Daniels-Grant/p/book/9780367142513
My wife asked me the other day: Who are your top three influences in real life? For this exercise you can't say your family members. How would you answer it?
Anyways, my daughter said it was horrifying, and she had to leave twice because it made her even more afraid and anxious than she already was.
I'm so disappointed in this approach to education and not reading the room full of anxious kids who have already dealt with so much, half of whom (or more) are dealing with severe anxiety and struggle to even leave their rooms.
Yesterday was my 14 yr old's first day in high school. She deals with major anxiety, especially when starting new things and during big transitions (like her momma). She had a very difficult morning but made it to HS for orientation where the people (teachers?) leading orientation spent a good majority of the time trying to scare the students into graduation. Telling them that 40% of them would drop out. "Look around at your classmates, most will be gone." Etc. Etc.
My work as Quaker chaplain at the College takes on many forms.
Here is a taste from today: I met w/ my staff for our weekly meeting; worked w/ a grant team on an Underground Railroad Proj; had lunch w/ a Quaker elder; met w/ leaders of my Quaker mtg & a Public Safety Officer from our campus to discuss safety issues. I will met w/ a student leader at the end of the day, and am currently building a website with Coda to help get out the vote for students & ride my bike home when it's all done.
What a gorgeous, poetic, and emotional book from Columbus author Hanif Aburraqib. I loved the weaving together of his Ohio childhood, basketball, LeBron James, realities of growing up poor, and Black Lives movement. An incredible book I’d recommend to anyone interested in these themes. https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/a71dfea9-2eae-4ae1-a974-5c6b01bf3c59
The New Starflyer 59 “Lust for Gold" is out today and damn is it good.
Hey all - looking for recommendations on readings related to Christian Nationalism for undergrads.
I am hosting a 6 week “module" for students at Guilford College where we will be discussing Christian Nationalism. Got any good articles or books that are accessible for undergraduates that you've read and found helpful? Please send them along!
I will share the list once I have it more compiled.
Thank you!
Really loved this one. https://indieweb.social/@mariapopova/112866268605860786
New Post:
A Playlist: If You're Not Busy Being Born - Hymns for Today and the Music that Shapes Our Lives.
https://www.gatheringinlight.com/hymns-for-today/
I would love to hear from others on some of the artists and songs that really don't pass for religious music but speak to your soul anyway.
