Category Archives: Social Change
IZ (“Traces”): A Poem for the Uighurs
In 2006 I spent six weeks as a scholar/student at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, in a National Endowment for the Humanities seminar. It was my second time at Manoa, my first being in 2001. Linda visited for a couple … Continue reading
Image and the Feminine Self
Over thirty years ago, from April 1-3, 1991, we held one of the largest and most successful conferences in North Central College’s history. As head of the Visiting Lecturer/Cultural Events Committee and the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies, I … Continue reading
Christianity and the Holocaust
In my sermon “Who Do You Stand With?” I spoke of the shameful record the Christian church had when standing up for the lives and rights of the oppressed. In fact, it has played a major role in the rise … Continue reading