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### [Memento Mori, An Excerpt from Corpse Care: Ethics for Tending the Dead](https://blog.fortresspress.com/memento-mori-an-excerpt-from-corpse-care-ethics-for-tending-the-dead)

 By [**Mikeal C. Parsons and Cody J. Sanders**](https://blog.fortresspress.com/author/cody-j-sanders-and-mikeal-c-parsons) March 27, 2023

**One day we** will all become dead bodies.

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 By [**Matthew J. Milliner**](https://blog.fortresspress.com/author/matthew-j-milliner) December 30, 2022

In the early years of this century, when America was renegotiating both *faith* and *power*, an..

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### [The Magi: Who They Were, How They’ve Been Remembered, and Why They Still Fascinate](https://blog.fortresspress.com/the-magi-who-they-were-how-theyve-been-remembered-and-why-they-still-fascinate)

 By [**Eric Vanden Eykel**](https://blog.fortresspress.com/author/eric-vanden-eykel) December 19, 2022

On the fourth Thursday of November, many residents of the United States celebrate “Thanksgiving,” a..

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### [The Camera’s Place in Securing Black Lives and Pursuing Racial Justice](https://blog.fortresspress.com/the-cameras-place-in-securing-black-lives-and-pursuing-racial-justice)

 By [**Phil Allen Jr.**](https://blog.fortresspress.com/author/phil-allen-jr) December 5, 2022

In the Black church, it is common to hear a preacher passionately share spiritual, theological, or..

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### [Q&A with Lewis V. Baldwin, author of The Arc of Truth](https://blog.fortresspress.com/qa-with-lewis-v.-baldwin-author-of-the-arc-of-truth)

 By [**Lewis V. Baldwin**](https://blog.fortresspress.com/author/lewis-v-baldwin) November 1, 2022

Lewis V. Baldwin, a well-known Dr. King scholar, chatted with us about his new book, *The Arc of..*

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### [Ryan Hemmer Named Editor-in-Chief of 1517 Media’s Fortress Press](https://blog.fortresspress.com/ryan-hemmer-named-editor-in-chief-of-1517-medias-fortress-press)

 By [**Fortress Press**](https://blog.fortresspress.com/author/fortress-press) September 27, 2022

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### ["Truth Crushed to Earth will Rise Again" —Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.](https://blog.fortresspress.com/truth-crushed-to-earth-will-rise-again-dr.-martin-luther-king-jr)

 By [**Lewis V. Baldwin**](https://blog.fortresspress.com/author/lewis-v-baldwin) September 15, 2022

Martin Luther King Jr. said as much and perhaps more about truth than any other prominent figure in..

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 By [**Laura Gifford**](https://blog.fortresspress.com/author/laura-gifford) September 5, 2022

You’re new to the Fortress editorial team, so my first question is, What attracted you to apply and..

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### [Faith Communities as a Place of Safety and Belonging](https://blog.fortresspress.com/faith-communities-as-a-place-of-safety-and-belonging)

 By [**Steve Austin**](https://blog.fortresspress.com/author/steve-austin) September 3, 2022

*Trigger Warning: this book contains explicit discussion of trauma, mental illness, childhood..*

![topicIcon](https://blog.fortresspress.com/hubfs/Sparkhouse/Blog/theme_files/topicIcon.png) [Excerpt](https://blog.fortresspress.com/topic/excerpt), [Mental health](https://blog.fortresspress.com/topic/mental-health), [pastoral care](https://blog.fortresspress.com/topic/pastoral-care)

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### [6 Resources for Pastoral Care and Mental Health](https://blog.fortresspress.com/6-resources-for-pastoral-care-and-mental-health)

 By [**Fortress Press**](https://blog.fortresspress.com/author/fortress-press) September 2, 2022

When a church champions vulnerability and establishes safety within its walls, especially for those..

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