How do we think about time? We talk about buying it, biding it, wasting it. We measure it in scientific, mathematical units, like seconds, minutes, and hours, but also in socially constructed units, like pay, meetings, and even distance. We add time to our years in Leap Years and subtract hours to accommodate farming and shopping in Daylight Savings. We build calendars. How we make time tells us a lot about what we value and how we value it. Let’s talk about how making time is a political act, one that cannot be neutral, and how making time can be a space of social justice—especially when we talk about religious inclusion.
