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Jonathan L. Walton

Jonathan L. Walton is assistant professor at Harvard Divinity School. His lastest book is: Watch This! The Ethics and Aesthetics of Black Religious Broadcasting (New York University Press).

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Religion Dispatches

MLK’s SCLC Threatens Leader Who Joins LGBT Civil Rights Protest

How sad and ironic that the revocation of citizen’s rights via Constitutional bans, is not on the SCLC’s radar. Is it a Movement or Museum?
Jonathan L. Walton
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Religion Dispatches

Updated: New Riverside Pastor Steps Down; Where Does That Leave Progressive Christianity?

After several months of vocal opposition to Rev. Braxton’s compensation package, the Rhodes Scholar will not lead one of the nation’s premier progressive institutions.
Jonathan L. Walton
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Religion Dispatches

Gay Ain’t the New Black, But…

With a new essay on black, gay civil rights giant, Bayard Rustin, Rev. Sekou makes the case for comparisons between the gay rights and Civil Rights movements.
Jonathan L. Walton
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