By ERIN TOCKNELL — Sam’s sermons were concise, always about 10 minutes long, and in them he usually tied the morning’s scripture to a call for action against injustice. He focused on segregation. Jim Crow was just beginning to loose its hold on Nashville, but not without a fight. In 1958, when Sam began preaching at Calvary, Nashville’s public schools had just ended their first year as an integrated system…
By ERIN TOCKNELL – During a free period at the end of May, I walked from the Dining Hall to the house just outside campus which would become my residence in August… I fished the cell phone from my messenger bag and checked the time. 11:55. I walked down the steps, turned right, then left, and headed across campus. When I arrived at the door of the Caldwell Writing Center, I checked the cell phone again. 12:05…
Chet LeSourd, the Director of the Caldwell Writing Center, and Erin Tocknell, assistant director and author of a soon-to-be-published book of creative non-fiction, will be regular contributors to Views From The Ridge. They will explore thoughts about the craft and art of writing and share experiences on teaching writing as well as how they seek [...]
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