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Diana Rubi reviews Susan Mettes' new book.
"This book is for anyone seeking a broad understanding of the historic roots to an on-going American struggle. It would make for fruitful discussion in a small group or Sunday School class but is probably best utilized as a reference for those seeking a comprehensive overview."
"(Y)outh empowerment is crucial. Young people want to talk with others – particularly their peers – about what they are going through, and they want to know how they can best support their friends with mental illness."
"[Amy] Kenny’s research, humor, approachable writing style and honesty make My Body is Not a Prayer Request a must-read for churches and faith communities who aspire to include the disabled community in their spaces, theology, language and day-to-day practices."
"Becker’s experiences make her uniquely qualified to encourage fellow sufferers, offering hope, practical suggestions and compassionate words to soothe the pain inflicted by bad theology and the well-intentioned/ill-informed."
[The Mind in Another Place] is not, strictly speaking, a memoir, but it is an intellectual autobiography interwoven with events and experiences from the author’s life.
"No one person is meant to do it all, but together, as the Church, we can accomplish much for the restoration of our world."
Mayfield’s guiding questions are “how are Christians to engage this increasing religious diversity?” and “how might the Bible help us with this necessary engagement?".
"Professional Christian successfully marries an academic approach, including primary interviews with church professionals of all stripes, with a practical understanding gleaned from serving as a music leader in worship from a young age."
"I plan to bring this book to the Friday study immediately and with confidence that the participants will find it both deeply meaningful and spiritually sustaining, as I did."
"This book is written by real Christian parents for real Christian parents; the contributors share how they marry parenting and passionate social justice acts together, acknowledging that working parents simply don’t have the time to do them separately."
"[Saving Us] is best read in faithful community – wherever two or more are gathered – whether a community of climate action enthusiasts, the quietly curious, the global warming skeptics or those without an opinion simply seeking to follow Jesus."
"With her scholarly expertise, Fentress-Williams invites us to reimagine all the 'others' – the women, minorities, poor, powerless, disenfranchised and those not necessarily connected to the power structure – the 'outsiders' with whom we can engage in conversation with the books of the Bible."
"This is more than a poetry book; it is an experience. Gorman employs form and structure to accompany each poem’s meanings and emphases."
"Three Girls from Bronzeville made me deeply question my judgments, assumptions and values — as well as how to solve problems."
Parker argues that White supremacy’s influence, while subtle, has left the vast majority with a deeply immature understanding of the breath of God, which prevents us from fully understanding God’s identity and being in relationship with the Divine.
By recognizing the sincerity of doubt and disbelief and accepting criticism of the church as a “gift of a critical friend,” Samuel Wells applies his head and heart to forging a way forward that is more inclusive and accessible.
In Red Lip Theology, blogger and public theologian Candice Marie Benbow offers an invitation to create theologies that speak to our personal experiences of church, God, heartache and true fullness of life.
The publishing world has seen an increase in the representation of Black women’s voices, and it is a welcome change.
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