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Navigating Justice

Scholar’s Compass: God Was the First To Cry, Part 1

 

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In this two part series, Lauri Swann reflects on Navigating Justice for the Scholar’s Compass Lent series. 

“God was the first to cry.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. in Selma

Reflection

In the movie Selma, Martin Luther King, Jr. is seen consoling Mr. Cager Lee, an 82 year old man, who is in the morgue identifying the body of his grandson, Jimmy Lee Jackson. Jimmy, killed in 1965 during a peaceful protest in Selma, Alabama by a state trooper, was only 27 years old. With no other words worthy enough to provide comfort for the man whose only grandson was shot down before his eyes, Martin Luther King, Jr. simply states:

“God was the first to cry.” [Read more…] about Scholar’s Compass: God Was the First To Cry, Part 1

Justice and Righteousness are the Foundations of His Throne (Scholar’s Compass)

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During Lent, ESN will be publishing a series of posts on navigating issues of justice as Christians in academic life. This pursuit takes a variety of shapes, and we’ll be sharing the words of academics from a wide range of disciplinary commitments and personal experiences. Scholar Mary Poplin starts off the series.  

God does not call everyone to work with the poor, like He called us. And God does not call everyone to live among the poor or to live like the poor, like He has called us. But God does call everyone to a Calcutta. – Mother Theresa [Read more…] about Justice and Righteousness are the Foundations of His Throne (Scholar’s Compass)