Pathways to Liberation

I was born ’47 in an Italian neighborhood, which was turning into a black one, within view of the Statue of Liberty.  My Dad was a mortar gunner in Patton’s 4th Armored Division. His experiences in combat and of course his own childhood prior to it, made violence a major theme in my childhood.  Fighting was glorified, anger and violence were modeled, and dogmatic theology was promulgated.

At the… Continue reading

I arrived on Terra in the middle of the 20th Century, living my early years in the “deep South” (Smyrna, GA). I enjoyed a life of middle class privilege, taking for granted that all of my needs would be met.  The railroad tracks that cleaved my neighborhood from the African-American children who went to separate and unequal schools subtly scarred my consciousness in ways I continue to discover.  Life in… Continue reading

There are a variety of points of view from which to write an account of the uniqueness of one’s life. I am sharing some events and values here that appear to be significantly transformational to me. If you are interested… Continue reading