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** Wrestling with privilege
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A couple days ago I got the chance to experience live theater for the first time in quite a while. A friend of ours has been performing in Cry It Out ([link removed]) , a moving show about modern motherhood, made even more moving in a venue that seats about 30 people. We were up close and personal to some powerful acting.
One of the themes lurking in the play’s storylines is privilege. Male privilege and White privilege, yes, but also the privilege of anyone who is born into (or marries into) money. In the play, as in life, challenges exist (and persist) for people in any social class—but those with money have many more options for how to respond to crises.
Much of my journey in the last several years has focused on understanding the many forms of privilege society gives me and discerning what that means for how to work toward a more just world. The Century is helpful in this endeavor. We have new content about the effects of privilege on anti-racism work ([link removed]) , ideas for how churches can be even more welcoming ([link removed]) to autistic adults, and a book review about what the kenosis hymn means ([link removed]) for our own forms of power.
Our video of the week is one of my favorites. I spoke with poet Josh Dugat about his poem “Mister Icarus” and the tension ([link removed]) between taking flight and being cautious.
Email me: Do you enjoy theater? Do you have a favorite play?
Jon Mathieu
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This week’s top new pieces:
** Antiracism’s mission drift ([link removed])
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“Instead of focusing its efforts on, say, building broad-based coalitions against racial capitalism, antiracism reduced its field of vision and came after ordinary people.”
by Jonathan Tran
** Five ways your church might already welcome autistic adults ([link removed])
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“When a congregation succeeds in fostering theological curiosity and encouraging a variety of perspectives, it assures me that my differences might be welcomed and celebrated, too.”
by Victoria Wick
** [Video] Josh Dugat reads and discusses “Mister Icarus” ([link removed])
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Jon chats with poet Josh Dugat about his piece “Mister Icarus,” along with Josh’s poetic process and use of word play.
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** In the Lectionary for April 2
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Palm Sunday ([link removed]) : In the Palm Sunday narrative, all the signs are there: something big is about to happen.
Passion Sunday ([link removed]) : The Passion reveals the many gods of my own making.
by Brian Maas
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** A self-emptying of privilege ([link removed])
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“Brandan Robertson’s words may pry open the hearts of those who have been closed to this conversation because they don’t see themselves as privileged.”
review by Elizabeth Felicetti
** Checking (and rechecking) the weather ([link removed])
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“The church closures were prompted by forecasters warning of dangerous cold—or rather, by anxious people accustomed to treating every last meteorological decree as sacred.”
by Peter W. Marty
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