Austin Channing Brown

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Austin Channing Brown

Austin Channing Brown is a speaker and writer advocating for justice and racial reconciliation. A graduate of North Park University and Marygrove College with a master's degree in social justice, Austin currently serves as a resident director and multicultural liaison at Calvin College. Connect with Austin at @AustinChanning and on AustinChanning.com.

Wild Hope

Austin Channing Brown invites us to wrestle with hard questions against a backdrop of fervent, confident hope. Exploring themes like calling, justice, identity, and reconciliation, "Wild Hope" engages in bold discussion about God's transformative work in our lives and our world.

Austin Channing Brown 's Newest Articles

Wild Hope
Face Your Insecurities
Why? The church needs you.

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Cover Story
Black Women and the Imago Dei
We are all—together—the fullest representation of God.

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The Two Christmas Stories
How joy and sorrow mingle at the manger

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5 Biblical Women You Should Know
(But probably don't)

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5 Reasons You Shouldn’t Fight for Justice
And the one reason you should

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Love Your Life Today (The Beach Can Wait)
Embracing the "everyday"

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The Power of Female Friendship
Here's to the women who have shaped my life.

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Building Friendships Across the Racial Divide
Cross-cultural friendships take more than good intentions.

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It’s Time to Let Your Hope Run Wild
Discouraged? Dare to press on.

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My Journey
On a Non-Traditional Path? That's Okay.
6 things I'm learning about calling in my first decade of adulthood

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Breaking Through Together
For Arloa Sutter, the greatest strength of her neighborhood is her neighbors.

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Racial Identity and the Church
How to foster a sense of home

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