Nashville Christian Institute’s final reunion pays tribute to Fred Gray
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The two men were boys when they met. One, a preacher, would minister to churches for seven decades. The other, a preacher…
Ted Parks
Correspondent
A native of Chattanooga, Tenn., Ted Parks attended Lipscomb University, Harding School of Theology and the University of Texas at Austin. Before moving to Nashville in 2004, where he currently lives, Parks taught at Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif., for 12 years.
A contributor to The Christian Chronicle since the 1990s, Ted has also written for Religion News Service, Sojourners magazine and other publications. He attends All Saints Church of Christ in Nashville.
Ted's recent articles:
Fighting injustice with shared silence
Chris Dowdy of Paul Quinn College in Dallas addresses participants at the Racial Unity Leadership Summit in Abilene, Texas. (PHOTO BY TED PARKS) ABILENE, Texas…
Reaching the heart of D.C.
WASHINGTON — Women couldn’t vote. The United States hadn’t fought in either World War. The struggle for civil rights was a half-century away. That’s when…
’Tis midnight, and in Diana, Tennessee …
ALL-NIGHT SINGING draws a crowd to a small Tennessee community, where old favorites are intoned with hymnals in hand. DIANA, TENN. — It’s a few…
Nashville churches keep homeless from shivering under bridges
NASHVILLE, Tenn. � — Like many houses of worship in this Bible Belt city, the Hillsboro church building is busiest on Sundays. But this congregation…
