by Monica A. Coleman | Apr 7, 2012 | Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and I’m making a list of my favorite activists speaking out against sexual violence. Some are old-school activists working on the ground in non-profit organizations; some are artists; some are writers – all are...
by Monica A. Coleman | Apr 5, 2012 | Blog, Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
The story does not end with crucifixion. That’s the message I need to hear this Easter. In the last weeks, wider America has become more conscious of what African Americans have always known: crucifixion can happen at any moment. When pulled over by the police, when...
by Monica A. Coleman | Apr 4, 2012 | Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and I’m making a list of my favorite activists speaking out against sexual violence. Some are old-school activists working on the ground in non-profit organizations; some are artists; some are writers – all are...
by Monica A. Coleman | Apr 3, 2012 | Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
We got a due date. When I had stopped bleeding. When I peed on the stick. When went to the lab for the blood test. When my partner and I held hands in the doctor’s office. When the ultrasound showed a tiny circle and a flashing light the OB called a heartbeat. We...
by Monica A. Coleman | Feb 24, 2012 | Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog, Video
Catch my 5 minute video with musings on life after death. Is it possible? How does it work? What does a process theologians have to say about spirits, ancestors, heaven and resurrection? Curious? Click here to find out. The video on life after...
by Monica A. Coleman | Feb 24, 2012 | Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog, Video
Hear me riff about the theological concept of “creative transformation.” In just 2 minutes! That’s right – you can get theology in less than the time it takes to get through a commercial break. Check it out by clicking...
by Monica A. Coleman | Feb 24, 2012 | Media
Monica A. Coleman gives 2012 Williams Institute Lectures at Methodist Theological School of Ohio on “Interreligious Outsiders” February 28-29. Two lectures: one on multiple religious belonging, and one on transreligious spirituality. Meet me there to learn more....
by Monica A. Coleman | Jan 17, 2012 | Blog, Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
In my last post, I suggested that contemporary Christians might think of God in metaphors with more direct relevance to our everyday lives than we are offered in the 23rd Psalm. I honestly believe that thinking of God as a shepherd was meaningful and even subversive...
by Monica A. Coleman | Jan 10, 2012 | Blog, Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
I’ve always been unnerved by the biblical story of Mary and Martha. Well, there are two stories. In John 11:1-12:11, they run to tell Jesus about Lazarus’ death. And in Luke 10:38-42, they host Jesus in their home. It’s the second story that drives me crazy. Or maybe...
by Monica A. Coleman | Dec 16, 2011 | Blog, Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
“The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.” I learned Psalm 23 by heart in the King James Version before I could read it in the Bible. Many young people raised in Christian families memorized this psalm for one of the Christian education events of a local church:...
