A healed world is possible, but don’t take our word for it

In these troubling times, we lead with love at Auburn Theological Seminary. Since July, we have been sharing our Letters to the Future with you. These letters have been Auburn’s vision for a healed future. In our letter from last week, President Jordan-Simpson offered reflections on lament. Like many of you, our senior leadership team have been on calls non-stop since the election. In each of these meetings, we are steadfast in our vision for a healed future.

Today, we are reminded of a repeated message from Levar Burton in Reading Rainbow. In every episode, he would recommend books about different cultures and people, but before he would offer his recommendations he would say: “But, you don’t have to take my word for it…” The episode would immediately cut to young people sharing their favorite books.

With this same spirit, Auburn’s leadership believes in a healed future, but, you don’t have to take our word for it…

• Letter from Liz

• Letter from Grace

• Letter from Afif Rahman

If you feel inspired or called to share your vision for a healed future, send it to our dean and we would love to share it with our community.