Oct 25, 2019 | Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Literalism, Christian Colleges, Christian Right, Fundamentalism, History, Kelsey Lahr, Politics, Racial Justice, Racism, Westmont College, White Jesus, White Supremacy |
by Kelsey Lahr Kelsey Lahr is a communication professor at Los Angeles Pacific University. Her scholarly interests include climate change communication and environmental rhetorics. She also works summers as a seasonal Ranger in Yosemite National Park. Her writing...
Apr 25, 2019 | Christian Colleges, Excalibur, Molly Worthen, Politics, Racial Justice, Racism, Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel, Taylor University, The New York Times, Tim Dillon, Westmont College, White Evangelicals, White Jesus, White Supremacy |
by William Trollinger There’s no getting around it. White evangelicalism has a race problem. And some white evangelicals are getting the message. So it is that some Westmont College students are agitating for the removal of the “white Jesus” in the campus...
Mar 30, 2019 | Alister Chapman, Christian Colleges, Christian Right, Evangelical Education, Evangelicals, Felicia Song, Fundamentalism, Robert Gundry, Westmont College, White Evangelicals, White Jesus, White Supremacy |
by William Trollinger Image of Jesus from the Nancy Voskuyl Prayer Chapel at Westmont College. Photo courtesy of The Horizon Last weekend Sue and I were at Westmont College (Montecito CA) for the 18th annual Conversation on the Liberal Arts. The theme of this year’s...
