I am just now discovering the writer Alessandra Harris. I would say that she's a theologian and intellectual who is very much in the present time. The biographical statement at the Black Catholic Messenger (BCM) website says "Alessandra Harris is author of two novels and is a wife, mother of four, and co-founder of BCM. She earned degrees in Comparative Religious studies and Middle East Studies and currently studies in the Diocese of San Jose's Institute for Leadership in Ministry. She has also contributed to publications such as America Magazine, Grotto Network, and US Catholic. Her third novel is due in 2022."
There is a great deal on the Black Catholic Messenger website by Alessandra Harris. Her three-part interviews with Keith "Bomani Shakur" are good places to start, but I want to draw your attention to her article "Opinion: The pro-life movement has some explaining to do." I offer this not because I'm "pro-life" (I'm not) but because of the thought that went into this writing and because it has "graphic content including descriptions of abortion, rape, homicide, and infanticide" that demands that most of us not look away from as we formulate our positions. She deals frankly with context and radical honesty and judgmental attitudes that get lost in the debates.
Please give Alessandra Harris your attention.
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