Healing Histories - structural injustice
Season 5, Episode 5, Jun 19, 07:00 AM
How do we heal the history of racism when it is still so present and prevalent? Gillian explores this difficult question with the Revd Dr Sharon Prentis. Revd Prentis is Deputy Director of Church of England’s Racial Justice Unit. She is also a tutor in theology and in her previous work was recognised by the Department of Health when she was named as a Mary Seacole Scholar for a project on faith and the impact on health.
Together they cover the following themes:
Together they cover the following themes:
- What it means for people to thrive.
- Institutional health practices and what needs to change.
- How the Church of England's Racial Justice Unit came to exist.
- The whole person impact of racism.
- The daily reality of living with racism including code switching.
- Healing the history of the slave trade.
- The role of the church in healing racism and enabling the flourishing of all in our societies.
- Sharon's personal story of how she came to engage in the work of honest dialogue.
- What gives her hope to keep on keeping on.
Links:
From Lament to Action report by the Church of England.
Every Tribe, by Sharon Prentis
The GoHealth Everyday Healing Course
Get your GoHealth journal here.
Visit our website to get connected with the GoHealth Community.
Find us on our socials @GuildofHealth
From Lament to Action report by the Church of England.
Every Tribe, by Sharon Prentis
The GoHealth Everyday Healing Course
Get your GoHealth journal here.
Visit our website to get connected with the GoHealth Community.
Find us on our socials @GuildofHealth