Book Review
Protesters gather at a June 4 demonstration in downtown Detroit following the killing of George Floyd, a Black man, by a white police officer in Minneapolis May 25. (CNS/Detroit Catholic/Valaurian Waller)

Memoir recognizes need for more than talk about racial reconciliation

Opinion
Justice
Nov 21, 2020

Book review: In Becoming Brave, Brenda Salter McNeil traces the journey of realization that came to her after 30 years of teaching and working in the field of racial justice.

Book Review
A man pays his respects outside Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, June 21, 2015. Nine African-Americans were shot to death by Dylann Roof at an evening Bible study inside the church June 17, 2015. (CNS/Brian Snyder)

New book on Charleston massacre depicts agonizing struggle to move on

Opinion
Justice
People
Jan 15, 2020

Book review: Author Jennifer Berry Hawes unpeels layers of pain and anger, sorrow and forgiveness, hatred and love to ask questions that do not have easy answers. What sustains ordinary people after an unspeakable tragedy?

Book Review
Lenny Duncan (RNS/Courtesy of Fortress Press)

Lenny Duncan, Lutheran pastor, calls on Christianity to revolutionize

Opinion
Justice
Nov 20, 2019

Book review: "A former drug dealer, sex worker, homeless queer teen, and felon," Duncan puts the emphasis on dismantling white supremacy in this nation, its schools, pews and liturgies.

Book Review
A woman holds a portrait of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. during the 2011 dedication of the King memorial at the National Mall in Washington. (CNS/Reuters/Yuri Gripas)

Mentors of an American Gandhi

Opinion
Justice
People
Jan 19, 2019

Book review: Breaking White Supremacy delves into the lives of black social gospel leaders whose work provided a foundation for the ministry of Martin Luther King.