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Dr. Robert P. Jones, founder and CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute, grew up a devoted Southern Baptist, but had not learned of the church’s racial history until he was in his [...]

Faith has long motivated entire communities to champion causes of justice, in pursuit of a more equal, more virtuous society. On the flip side, for as much as faith has been a motivator for [...]

And we’ll hear a few Words from Welton about the personal impact that knowing Rep. John Lewis has had on him as an activist – and an American.   Hear the full July 25, 2020 State of Belief [...]

Congressman Lewis’ steadfast pursuit of justice included striving for religious freedom for those of all faith backgrounds and none. From 1998 until his death, he held a variety of leadership [...]

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once called Rev. C.T. Vivian “the greatest preacher to ever live.” Similarly, Congressman John Lewis was known as the “conscience of the Congress.”  To delve into [...]

For six decades, John Lewis fought doggedly in pursuit of justice, never losing sight of his vision for a truly equitable, truly free nation. We were lucky enough to have him share that vision [...]

America suffered two tremendous losses earlier this month with the passing of two civil rights icons, Congressman John Lewis and The Rev. C.T. Vivian. As we find ourselves in a historic period of [...]

As we take a short summer break, we’re revisiting one of our favorite interviews from the recent past – December 2019, to be exact. That’s when regular listeners to State of [...]

Neither the president nor the people claiming to “protect” shrines to the Confederacy are as close to this lineage as Lucien K. Truscott IV is. Yet his New York Times op-ed column was headlined, [...]

Concerning developments have surfaced as researchers and journalists look closer at the distribution of desperately-needed COVID-19 relief fund. According to reports, millions in PPP loans – [...]