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Who Do You Stand With? A Sermon for Transfiguration Sunday – Part 2

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Richard Guzman

This is PART 2 of a sermon I preached on February 23, 2020, ahead of a vote at my church to become a Reconciling Church and join the Reconciling Ministries Network, a network of churches advocating for full inclusion of … Continue reading →

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Unpacking Racism: “Noble” Sentiments that Keep Us from Talking About Race

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Richard Guzman

This is the Lead Post in a series of articles based on “Unpacking Racism,” the theme of the 2020 Laity Convocation of the Northern Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church, held on February 8, 2020.  I and three other … Continue reading →

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The Long 18th Century

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Richard Guzman

Readers of this site know its focus on Black, World, and Chicago writing, as well as on issues of inequality and poverty, the wealth gap, imperialism and colonialism, race and racism, and the like.  My courses carry a contemporary or … Continue reading →

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