Press and Publications
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Required for democracy: Shared vision of the future, vision of a shared future | The Fulcrum
Authors: Lorelei Kelly, Byron Bland, Floyd Thompkins, Duncan Morrow Article Preview: There comes a time when political leaders and ordinary citizens alike must choose to affirm and reinforce the institutions that make a democratic nation possible. The last four years...
Do We Want a Democracy?
Article Preview: People live their political lives looking toward the futre. Two ways of envisioning this future are important: a shared vision of the future and a vision of a shared future. (1) A Shared Vision of the Future: A shared vision implies broad agreement...
How does a nation heal? One conversation at a time
Authors: Sandi Dolbee Article Preview: Faith leaders, political scientists, community organizers and ethicists share their thoughts on how to resume the pursuit of a more perfect union.
African American Faith Communities and Public Health: Working at the Intersections of COVID-19 | Human Arenas
Authors: Peter Goldblum, PhD, MPH, Floyd Thompkins, Jr., MDiv, Tammy Lai, MBA, Lisa M. Brown, PhD, ABPP Abstract The unprecendented global disruption caused by COVID-19 has exacerbated systemic inequities in healthcare, public health, socioeconomic status, and...
How to Support the Anxious and Bereaved During COVID-19 | Psychology Today
Authors: Jamie D. Aten PhD Article Preview: Interview with Rev. Floyd Thompkins on caring for those who are grieving.
African American Churches and Their Responses to Coronavirus | Psychology Today
Authors: Jamie D. Aten Ph.D. Article Preview: Interview with Rev. Floyd Thompkins and Dr. Lisa M. Brown on COVID-19 responses.
Commentary: Is America good? | San Diego Union-Tribune
Authors: Sandi Dolbee Article Preview: Katharine Lee Bates saw her poem first published on July 4, 1895, in a church newspaper in Boston. She would go on to revise it at least once more before it would be set to music and become one of the most beloved patriotic hymns...
A Culturally Specific Mental Health and Spirituality Approach for African Americans Facing the COVID-19 Pandemic | Journal of Psychological Trauma
Authors: Thompkins, F., Jr., Goldblum, P., Lai, T., Hansell, T., Barclay, A., & Brown, L. M. (2020) Abstract A series of 15-min videos were produced to provide resources to pastors in African-American communities to aid them in conveying accurate public and mental...
Book Review: Sexual Identity and Faith | Society for the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
Authors: Peter Goldblum, PhD, MPH; Brandon Hoeflein, MS; Michael J. Adee, PhD; and Rev. Floyd Thompkins Review Snippet There is much to commend in Yarhouse’s book on therapy with clients experiencing sexual and religious identity conflict. While not totally...
Tackling Old Problems in New Ways Reviving the King Legacy in Contemporary Society | JPF White Paper
Authors Floyd Thompkins and Byron Bland White Paper Preview Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement know that their individual acts were in service of a broader and deeper vision. In fighting segregation, they sought to strengthen society through inclusion of the...
