Editor’s Note: As we begin a new semester, ESN seeks to support Christian scholars seeking to act justly as teachers and researchers. Later in January, we plan to post a longer reflection by a friend of ESN who is giving deep thought to these issues. As the semester starts, ESN writer Katelin Hansen makes some reading and teaching suggestions.Â
As we continue to process last year’s heartbreaking news stories, Christians on academic campuses can play an important role in the ongoing process of lament and reform taking place. From Michael Brown in Missouri, Aiyana Stanley-Jones and Renisha McBride in Michigan, and Oscar Grant in California, to Trayvon Martin and Jordan Davis in Florida, Reekia Boyd in Illinois, John Crawford and Tamir Rice in Ohio, and Eric Garner in New York. No matter where you are across the country, chances are there have been incidents such as these that have touched your campus community. The following are some things to keep in mind as we live into our vocation as Christians in academia. [Read more…] about After Ferguson: Seeking Justice as the Semester Starts