History

October 30, 2018

What History Reveals About Surges in Racist Attacks Against Jews and Immigrants

By Ingrid Anderson, Boston University The shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh is believed to be the deadliest attack on Jews in American […]
September 9, 2018

How Views on Priestly Celibacy Changed in Christian History

At a moment when what appear to be systematic cover-ups are leading to a crisis of faith, some Catholics are asking whether priestly celibacy is at […]
September 4, 2018

De-Arabizing Jerusalem: Biblical “History” Underwrites Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing

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June 26, 2018

Jesus, Genghis Khan, and Joan of Arc Could Be Cut From AP World History Classes

Some educators are up in arms over a recent proposal by the College Board to begin the AP World History exam’s scope in 1450 instead of the dawn of civilization. […]
June 22, 2018

How Do Lynching Memorials Heal African American’s Traumatic History?

Historical trauma is the cumulative phenomenon where those who never directly experienced trauma (enslavement, rape, lynchings, murder) can still exhibit signs and symptoms of the trauma. […]
May 29, 2018

Mormons Confront Their History of Anti-Black Racism

In the 1830s and 1840s, the earliest years of the church, under the leadership of founder Joseph Smith, African-American men were ordained to the priesthood and […]
February 5, 2018

Black History and the Intersection of Christian Faith

Some of the earliest Christian churches remain in Africa, including the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, and Black slaves used the Christianity that was forced on them as […]
November 8, 2017

#FMFieldNotes 2: Doing Our History Homework

Faithfully Magazine’s Lanie Anderson shares her experiences as a White woman regarding how the Christian faith informs racial reconciliation. The post #FMFieldNotes 2: Doing Our History […]
October 25, 2017

Almost Forgotten to History: The Chinese Massacre of 1871

Over 146 years ago, on October 24, 17 Chinese men and boys were tortured and hanged in public in Chinatown in Los Angeles, California, in an […]