Shannon Dunn teaches in the area of religious ethics at Gonzaga University. Her special interests include religion and violence, gender and human rights, and comparative Islamic and Christian traditions.
The killings, and the global context of which they are a part, provide an opportunity to reflect critically on the uses of, and justifications for, free speech.
News media today is replete with images of violence in relation to the grand jury’s failure to indict police officer Darren Wilson for the killing of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown.
Shannon Dunn teaches in the area of religious ethics at Gonzaga University. Her special interests include religion and violence, gender and human rights, and...