Race & Healing Potluck Dinner and Discussion

2/23/2020

Bring a dish for potluck sharing Sunday, February 23, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. in the Lanier House. We will gather for dinner and a facilitated discussion of two engaging articles that further our conversations about race and healing. Both articles feature how members of two churches (one in Baltimore, the other in Newnan, Georgia) have confronted and responded in real time to edgy issues about the legacy of slavery when clergy and parishioners were suddenly confronted with startling discoveries.

Myths America Lives By: A Dialogue on White Supremacy

2/1/2020

Please come on Saturday, February 1 for what promises to be a scintillating and thought-provoking dialogue followed by group conversation, taking place from 10 a.m. – noon in Child Hall. The point of departure will be Myths America Lives By: White Supremacy and the Stories that Give Us Meaning, the path-breaking work by Richard T. Hughes PhD, scholar-in-residence in the College of Bible and Ministry at Lipscomb University. Dr. Hughes will be joined by the Rev. Dr. Thee Smith.

Race and Healing Book Discussion – Part 2

11/20/2019

Myths America Lives By: White Supremacy and the Stories That Give Us Meaning is full of deep concepts that beg for discussion. In our first meeting, we grappled with these "myths" from a largely historical and developmental perspective. But, for author Richard T. Hughes, a key defining aspect of these myths—why he designated them as such—is that they are still continuing to shape us.

Pilgrimage Reflection: Harris Allen

11/10/2019

A group of Cathedral parishioners and friends took a pilgrimage in August to the Memorial for Peace and Justice and the Legacy Museum in Montgomery, Alabama. Over the next few weeks, we will share some of their reflections here. More reflections are posted online at cathedralATL.org/raceandhealing.

Pilgrimage Reflection: Dorsey DeLong

10/27/2019

Book Discussion: Myths America Lives By

10/16/2019

On Wednesday, October 16, Cathedral parishioners Harris Allen and Deacon Georgia Newman Powell will facilitate a discussion on Myths America Lives By: White Supremacy and the Stories That Give Us Meaning by Richard T. Hughes. The book is available from your favorite independent bookseller, the Cathedral Book Store. All are welcome, even if you didn’t get to finish (or read) the book! Remember that you can stop by the Lanier House Lawn to purchase some dinner, and join us in the Gould Room for the discussion, from 6:30-8 p.m. If you have questions, contact Jeannie Mahood, jmahood@cathedralATL.org or 404-365-1031.

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