Revolutionary Intent

When asked about the face of Jesus being absent from the stain glass window of the 16th Street Baptist Church, Baldwin replied, “ If Christ has no face , then perhaps it is time that we , who in no way or another, invented and are responsible for our deities, give him a new face…and make...the whole hope of Christian love a reality"

A theology that focuses upon one's eternal salvation while remaining staunchly indifferent to dehumanizing rhetoric and systems is violent.

When compassion becomes commodified only those with privilege find justice.