Black and Episcopalian part workbook

part workbook

25th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church

these prayers are held in common—always done within God’s holy community that includes family and friends

traditional images of God (as an all-powerful father figure) and much standard prayer and worship language are no longer plausible for many believers

Black and Episcopalian part workbookA personal story of the struggle for authentic inclusion in the church. From a strong voice in the dialogue about what Black lives matter means in relation to faith, a powerful lament and a hopeful message about the future. Historically, to be Episcopal Anglican, as it was to be American, was to be white. Assimilation to whiteness has been a measure of success and acceptance, yet, assimilation requires that people of color give up something of