Racism, Exclusion, & Embrace / Miroslav Volf

Miroslav Volf responds to the recent killing of unarmed black men, Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd. Exclusion takes many forms, but  is marked by both a pursuit of false purity and a failure to see the other as fully human.  Visit faith.yale.edu for more information. Show Notes A brief response to the recent killings of unarmed black men, Ahmad Arbery and George Floyd. Exclusion’s many forms are all a pursuit of false purity and failure to see another’s humanity. Ahmad Aubrey and George Floyd’s deaths embody what happens when we close ourselves off to others. Community & porous identities. A metaphor of embrace If we only insist on our own identities, rights, and goods, violence will follow. Creating a new cultural milieu. Exclusion operating as dehumanization A Christian response Seeing others with the eyes of Christ