By Caroline Adams “The young girl in this painting, here, is probably in college now,” Marla Faith explained to me as we walked through her newly hung exhibit. “She was 7 years old when I painted her- sitting in her mother’s lap in my neighbor’s garden....
Read MoreBy Marie Campbell “The emperor no longer exists. But there’s imperialism. Imperialism, then as now, has always been united with the money god. To give what belongs to God is to bring about revolution.” Every Tuesday at Scarritt Bennett, we join together in Wightman Chapel for a...
Read MoreBy Suha Ahmad Alsyoufi There are so many things I can write about as I plan programs for next year around the topics of compassion, diversity, and faith. I think the most fitting is what keeps me going and keeps me inspired. We each have our...
Read MoreBy Joyce D. Sohl Remember the nursery rhymes we learned – they taught us our ABC’s, told us stories of blind mice or Mary’s lamb, encouraged us to look at the twinkling stars, reminded us of the dangers of sitting on walls, or perhaps even put...
Read MoreBy Dr. Jackie L. Halstead I am pleased to announce an initiative that will begin in January 2015--the Alice Cobb Interfaith House. More than a location, the Alice Cobb Interfaith House will be both a context and catalyst for interfaith dialogue and community. The mission of...
Read MoreBy Joyce D. Sohl The fourth commandment given to Moses by God commanded the Hebrew people to “remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy” followed by the injunction to work six days and rest on the seventh. As the pace of our society and the...
Read MoreBy Jackie L. Halstead Scarritt Bennett Center is initiating new learning opportunities in the form of certificate programs. These programs offer the opportunity for in-depth study in the areas at the core of our mission—spiritual formation, empowerment of women, racial equality, and cross-cultural dialogue. The first...
Read MoreBy Chandra Allen In November, Tennesseans will vote on four constitutional amendments and Amendment 1 is the amendment that will have a direct impact on women's access to reproductive health choices in Tennessee. The language in Amendment 1 can be tricky to understand - which rights...
Read MoreBy Marie Campbell This mural reads, “Without action, there is no knowledge. Sin accion, no hay conocimiento.” Highlander believes that that education for social change must be tied to concrete lived experience, not just to theories and abstractions. In September, the BHB House fellows and I traveled...
Read MoreBy Joyce Sohl Are you looking for a new and different approach to reading the Bible? Are you wanting and needing to experience a more transformative spiritual journey? If you answer “Yes” to either of these questions, I think, I have a place for you to...
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