A Family Story Lora and Bruce Whearty, elementary school teachers from Montana, accepted a call to serve as educational mission co-workers through
Keep ReadingReformed Christians have worked tirelessly to establish and strengthen universal public education in every nation and time where they have found themselves. This work has been inspired by theological beliefs that have been part of our tradition since the momentous
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A Family Story Lora and Bruce Whearty, elementary school teachers from Montana, accepted a call to serve as educational mission co-workers through the Presbyterian Church (USA) in 1992. They resigned from their jobs, sold their home and most of their possessions, and moved with their two daughters to Vanuatu, a
MoreReformed Christians have worked tirelessly to establish and strengthen universal public education in every nation and time where they have found themselves. This work has been inspired by theological beliefs that have been part of our tradition since the momentous Consistory meeting that established the Reformation and instituted universal public
MoreWhy Education? The title of this issue, ‘A Pedagogy for the Distressed’, echoes Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed, a seminal work both for critical pedagogy and liberation theology. Many are distressed about the state of education, both in the U.S. and around the world, and yet most if not
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Dear Brothers and Sisters, Grace and peace to you in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ! As we write to you on the eve of Labor Day 2013 we observe that these are troubled times for workers. We live in a time of high unemployment; average wages continue to
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A Look Back at the Past Year, and a Look at What’s Next By Patrick David Heery, Managing Editor One year ago today, we launched Unbound: An Interactive Journal of Christian Social Justice. One year. I’m not sure where the time went. In fact, it’s been even longer (about
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