We are discussing
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story, edited by
Nikole Hannah-Jones, Caitlin Roper, Ilena Silverman and Jake Silverstein.
Recordings are available of our discussions are available. To see them, click on the link below.
- 10/15/2023 - Preface, by Nikole Hannah-Jones: Joel
- 10/222023 - Chapter 1, Democracy, by Nikole Hannah-Jones - First half: David
- 10/222023 - Chapter 1, Democracy, by Nikole Hannah-Jones - Second half: David
- 11/5/2023 - Chapter 2, Race, by Dorothy Roberts: Al
- 11/12/2023 - Chapter 3, Sugar, by Khalil Gibran Muhammad: Jack
- 11/19/2023 - Chapter 4, Fear, by Leslie Alexander and Michelle Alexander: Gail
- 11/26/2023 - Thanksgiving Break
- 12/3/2023 - Chapter 5, Dispossession, by Tiya Miles - First half: Caroline
- 12/3/2023 - Chapter 5, Dispossession, by Tiya Miles - Second half: Caroline
- 12/17/2023 - Chapter 6, Capitalism, by Matthew Desmond: Mary Jane
- 12/24/2023 - Christmas Eve holiday
- 12/31/2023 - New Years Eve holiday
- 1/7/2024 - Chapter 7, Politics, by Jamelle Boule: Al
- 1/15/2024 - Chapter 8, Citizenship, by Martha S. Jones: Jack
- 1/22/2024 - Chapter 9, Self-Defense, by Carol Anderson: Gail
- 1/29/2024 - Chapter 10, Punishment, by Bryan Stevenson: Joel
- 2/4/2024 - Chapter 11, Inheritance, by Trymaine Lee: David
- 2/11/2024 - Chapter 12, Medicine, by Linda Villerosa: Mary Jane
- 2/18/2024 - Chapter 13, Church, by Anthea Butler, Part 1: Patsy
- 2/25/2024 - Chapter 13, Church, by Anthea Butler, Part 2: Patsy
- 3/3//2024 - Chapter 14, Music, by Wesley Morris: Caroline
- 3/10/2024 - Daylight Savings Begins - No Class
- 3/17/2024 - Chapter 15, Healthcare, by Jeneen Interlandi: Gail
- 3/24/2024 - Palm Sunday - No Class
- 3/31/2024 - Easter Sunday - No Class
- 4/7/2024 - Chapter 16, Traffic, by Kevin M. Kruse: Jack
- 4/14/2024 - Chapter 17, Progress, by Ibram X. Kendi: Al
- 4/21/2024 - Chapter 18, Justice, Part 1, by Nikole Hannah-Jones: Patsy
- 5/5/2024 - Chapter 18, Justice, Part 2, by Nikole Hannah-Jones: Patsy
To watch videos of our prior discussions of
- several TED talks,
- Jonathan Sackss book Morality: Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times,
- Kristin Kobes Du Mezs book Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation,
- Henry Louis Gates, Jr.s book The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is our Song,
- Elaine Pagelss book Revelations: Vision, Prophecy, & Politics in the Book of Revelation
and
- Craig R. Koesters Great Courses video lectures titled Apocalypse: Controversies and Meaning in Western History
- Peniel Josephs book The Third Reconstruction: Americas Struggle for Racial Justice in the Twenty-First Century.
go to this URL: http://albertholm.com/SJU-CA/ChristianApplicationsOld.html.