One of the greatest honors of my life is being able to refer to Dr. Larycia Hawkins as my friend. I first heard tell of her when she decided to publicly undertake a gesture of Embodied Solidarity (her phrase) by donning a hijab when Jerry Falwell Jr. publicly joked about killing Muslims. When Wheaton College fired her, I remember thinking that, by doing so, it had failed the Bonhoeffer test. What I mean by that is that Wheaton, the institution, refused to follow—or even countenance—the moral lead of one of its own. Embodied Solidarity is, as I understand it, the human future that was and is and will be. Wheaton fronted in its presence. My prayer for that learning community is that it will one day have leadership that will publicly repent for having compelled the institution to disgrace itself in this way.
We all need to be schooled...probably every day...probably several times a day. Delusion is so easy. Let the school doors open.
I was introduced to Dr.Hawkins by her interview I think it was at Wild Goose, and I saw here movie.
She is indeed a woman of courage, and Jesus would call her a disciple!
I am enjoying following ALL the links. I will not make my bedtime tonight. Sigh. Nothing new there.