Shandon C. Klein, M.Div
@shandonklein.bsky.social
Womanist Scholar-Practitioner. Theological Ethicist. UMC Pastor. Wife. Studying political activists' conceptions of resistance and control, the role of religion/spirituality in creating these conceptions & the ethical frameworks that support them. #phdlife
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African Journal of Gender and Religion
Theology plays a role in how we think about human agency for social change. One’s conception of God’s relationship to humanity, or lack thereof, can suppress or empower resistance to oppressive system...
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Check out my recent article entitled "Empowered Resistance: The Impact of an African Indigenous Faith Tradition on the “Woman Who Was More Than a Man”! So grateful to have been a part of this special issue of the African Journal of Religion and Gender & share my theory! ❤️ #firstarticle #published
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Congratulations to SCE board member AnneMarie Mingo on the publication of Have You Got Good Religion? with University of Illinois Press! https://buff.ly/3EdehpH
January 29, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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Oh, per @nbcnews.com: Quaker groups file suit over the end of policy restricting ICE arrests in houses of worship.
Note: Quakers were some of the earliest supporters of Sanctuary, even putting out a booklet on the topic in 1984 (it's still available). www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Note: Quakers were some of the earliest supporters of Sanctuary, even putting out a booklet on the topic in 1984 (it's still available). www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Quaker groups file suit over the end of policy restricting ICE arrests in houses of worship
The suit appears to be the first from a faith-based organization challenging the change in court.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Oh, per @nbcnews.com: Quaker groups file suit over the end of policy restricting ICE arrests in houses of worship.
Note: Quakers were some of the earliest supporters of Sanctuary, even putting out a booklet on the topic in 1984 (it's still available). www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Note: Quakers were some of the earliest supporters of Sanctuary, even putting out a booklet on the topic in 1984 (it's still available). www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
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I will NOT give in to the lies or the fear. I will NOT lose hope.
January 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I will NOT give in to the lies or the fear. I will NOT lose hope.
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After the civil rights movement made open expression of racism socially unacceptable, conservatives became adept at talking about race in other ways. Progressives need to learn to do the same if they are serious about valuing diversity.
January 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
After the civil rights movement made open expression of racism socially unacceptable, conservatives became adept at talking about race in other ways. Progressives need to learn to do the same if they are serious about valuing diversity.
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If your Christianity causes you to be offended by someone asking the most powerful person in the country to be merciful towards the powerless, then you have profoundly misunderstood the teachings of Jesus Christ.
January 22, 2025 at 1:20 AM
If your Christianity causes you to be offended by someone asking the most powerful person in the country to be merciful towards the powerless, then you have profoundly misunderstood the teachings of Jesus Christ.
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“When a prison camp opens in your town…when a DREAMer is disappeared from your classroom…when the President destroys what’s left of the Constitution…They will all say they didn’t know this was coming. And I want the American people to know that they did.”
AOC 🔥🎯
“When a prison camp opens in your town…when a DREAMer is disappeared from your classroom…when the President destroys what’s left of the Constitution…They will all say they didn’t know this was coming. And I want the American people to know that they did.”
AOC 🔥🎯
January 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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“When a prison camp opens in your town…when a DREAMer is disappeared from your classroom…when the President destroys what’s left of the Constitution…They will all say they didn’t know this was coming. And I want the American people to know that they did.”
AOC 🔥🎯
“When a prison camp opens in your town…when a DREAMer is disappeared from your classroom…when the President destroys what’s left of the Constitution…They will all say they didn’t know this was coming. And I want the American people to know that they did.”
AOC 🔥🎯
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It's a tough job selecting one quote from SCE President @emtownes.bsky.social's outstanding presidential address earlier this evening at #sofcethics25. So we're sharing three. (1/3)
January 11, 2025 at 4:44 AM
It's a tough job selecting one quote from SCE President @emtownes.bsky.social's outstanding presidential address earlier this evening at #sofcethics25. So we're sharing three. (1/3)
Oof this right here #questioningthatmoralarc
Five days before his assassination, Martin Luther King Jr. expressed deep concerns to Harry Belafonte about the future of the civil rights movement. He conveyed his belief that, while the struggle for...
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December 1, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Oof this right here #questioningthatmoralarc
Well this was a nice present to come home to after AAR 🥹 I'm not the framing type but this one might have to go on the wall for how tough it was. Came a tad bit bent but so was my struggle. Advent is upon us indeed. One step at a time. #phdcandidate #researchphase #onwardandupward
November 27, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Well this was a nice present to come home to after AAR 🥹 I'm not the framing type but this one might have to go on the wall for how tough it was. Came a tad bit bent but so was my struggle. Advent is upon us indeed. One step at a time. #phdcandidate #researchphase #onwardandupward
Welp. Not what I expected on a Thai restaurant 😂😂
November 24, 2024 at 4:39 AM
Welp. Not what I expected on a Thai restaurant 😂😂
Side note: Trans people are beautiful images of a non-binary God who can never be put into a box. Remembering all my trans siblings that I love still fighting against oppressive laws and those we have lost to senseless violence #tdor #godmadethem #beautifullyandwonderfullymade
November 20, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Side note: Trans people are beautiful images of a non-binary God who can never be put into a box. Remembering all my trans siblings that I love still fighting against oppressive laws and those we have lost to senseless violence #tdor #godmadethem #beautifullyandwonderfullymade
The not fun side of when snow hits and your flight is at 7am the next day... An hour from where you live. #extrahotelnight #icyandwindy #unhappyhubby #aarsbl2024 #nodeerhitsforus
November 20, 2024 at 7:59 PM
The not fun side of when snow hits and your flight is at 7am the next day... An hour from where you live. #extrahotelnight #icyandwindy #unhappyhubby #aarsbl2024 #nodeerhitsforus
Check out my recent article entitled "Empowered Resistance: The Impact of an African Indigenous Faith Tradition on the “Woman Who Was More Than a Man”! So grateful to have been a part of this special issue of the African Journal of Religion and Gender & share my theory! ❤️ #firstarticle #published
African Journal of Gender and Religion
Theology plays a role in how we think about human agency for social change. One’s conception of God’s relationship to humanity, or lack thereof, can suppress or empower resistance to oppressive system...
journals.uj.ac.za
November 20, 2024 at 5:20 AM
Check out my recent article entitled "Empowered Resistance: The Impact of an African Indigenous Faith Tradition on the “Woman Who Was More Than a Man”! So grateful to have been a part of this special issue of the African Journal of Religion and Gender & share my theory! ❤️ #firstarticle #published
Why does #aarsbl2024 gotta make my decisions so hard with all these good sessions 😭
November 20, 2024 at 4:21 AM
Why does #aarsbl2024 gotta make my decisions so hard with all these good sessions 😭