📧 “Documentation of 2018-2022 Timeline - Opportunity for Response”

I'm preparing to publish an essay on gijustice.com explaining why I requested removal of my unpaid Christian Century content and archiving that work on my own site. The documentation covers the 2018-2022 timeline and I plan to publish my report by end of the week.

Before publication, I want to offer you an opportunity to provide context or response to specific factual elements:

1. 2018 Open Letter: I have record of sending you an open letter (September 7, 2018) documenting Stanley Hauerwas's role in what I termed "toxic pacifism" and requesting Christian Century publish it. I received no response. Can you confirm receipt and explain the decision not to respond or publish?

2. 2021 Forwarding: On November 5, 2021, you forwarded my submission to Amy Frykholm, initiating a six-month editorial relationship. Were you aware at that time that the "martial hermeneutic" and "toxic pacifism" concepts I was developing related to concerns I'd raised about Hauerwas in 2018?

3. February 2022 Rejection: The editorial rejection cited unwillingness to critique "evangelical" scholars (Hays/Kalantzis). However, Hauerwas—whom I had documented in 2018 as central to toxic pacifism—is not evangelical and was not named in my 2021-2022 work. Can you clarify this reasoning?

4. Editorial Process: Were you involved in the February 2022 editorial board decision? If so, what was the actual basis for rejection given that "no critique of my actual interpretation was offered" (as I noted at the time and Amy did not dispute)?

5. Institutional Pattern: Christian Century published Hauerwas's 2011 review of veteran writing (a month after no-showing at a military conference at DDS), but y'all ultimately declined to review my 2022 book. Combined with the 2018 silence and 2022 rejection, this suggests a pattern of civilian bias. Do you dispute this characterization?

My documentation will note that you cooperated cordially with my request to remove unpaid content. I'm not seeking adversarial engagement—I'm documenting institutional dynamics that harmed military families and explaining to my community why I cannot allow my work to remain associated with Christian Century.

If you wish to provide context, clarification, or correction on any factual elements, I'll include your response in the published documentation. Please respond no later than 5pm ET Friday, March 14.