Cleveland Scene describes Burning River Baroque’s The Other Side of the Story: Untold Perspectives on Familiar Tales as “a program that takes on the issues of ‘toxic masculinity’.”
The New York Times has published a letter signed by 328 Episcopal clergywomen criticizing comments made last week by the Revd Canon John C. Danforth, Episcopal priest and former US Senator, regarding allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh.
We can’t have forgiveness without confession and atonement. Atonement must take place and like the death on the cross it will be messy and painful.
Responding to students’ call the vice chancellor asked whether revoking the degree would accomplish anything. Doing so would be “to add a feather to a thousand-pound weight,” he said.
The faculty of the School of Theology of the University of the South responds to the actions of the Board of Regents that decline to revoke the honorary degree for Charlie Rose.
In December, students at Sewanee submitted a petition to the board to rescind an honorary degree awarded to Charlie Rose in 2016. Rose was accused last year by several women of sexual assault, and has admitted that the claims are true. After long deliberation, the university board has decided that the honorary degree shall remain, citing the need for Christian forgiveness.
Eisenstadt-Evans spoke to clergy about their denominational, congregational, and personal responses to the wave of revelations of sexual misconduct, harassment, and assault that filled the end of 2017’s news streams.
We discuss finding healing and peace, as well as forgiveness and reconciliation. We also discuss the #metoo moment and forgiveness in the context of sexual assault.
Our house is on fire. It is on fire with memories and old hurts and scars that still tingle and missing limbs that still move, ghost-like in the night.