Christian Science category: 744 books
Anxious to Talk About It
Helping White Christians Talk Faithfully about Racism
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018
"What if I say the wrong thing?" "I'm white--is race really something I need to talk about? I'm worried I'll be called a racist!" "What does race have to do with faith, anyway?" "Why do we have to keep talking about this?"
If talking about racism makes...
Ferguson and Faith
Sparking Leadership and Awakening Community
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2015
The shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, reignited a long-smoldering movement for justice, with many St. Louis-area clergy stepping up to support the emerging young leaders of today's Civil Rights Movement. Seminary professor Leah Gunning Francis was among the activists, and her...
Race and Place
How Urban Geography Shapes the Journey to Reconciliation
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2017
Geography matters.
We long for diverse, thriving neighborhoods and churches, yet racial injustices persist. Why? Because geographic structures and systems create barriers to reconciliation and prevent the flourishing of our communities.
Race and Place reveals the profound ways in which these geographic...
Unified
How Our Unlikely Friendship Gives Us Hope for a Divided Country
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2018
New York Times Bestseller
In a divided country desperate for unity, two sons of South Carolina show how different races, life experiences, and pathways can lead to a deep friendship—even in a state that was rocked to its core by the 2015 Charleston church shooting.
Tim Scott, an African-American...
by Cleon E. Spencer
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2012
"THEY" Cripple Society Volume 1 is an expose consisting of true to life stories of discrimination in society against fine, smart, well cultured people. The qualities of these people, and of their assailants, are uniquely explored by the author, exposing a serious cultural problem. This expose of true...
by Dominique DuBois Gilliard
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2018
The United States has more people locked up in jails, prisons, and detention centers than any other country in the history of the world. Mass incarceration has become a lucrative industry, and the criminal justice system is plagued with bias and unjust practices. And the church has unwittingly contributed...
by Ron Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2018
On August 14, 2014, five days after the fatal shooting of Michael Brown ignited race riots throughout the city of Ferguson, Missouri, the nation found an unlikely hero in Captain Ron Johnson of the Missouri Highway Patrol. Charged with the Herculean task of restoring peace between a hostile African...
by Anthony Udo Ekanem
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2017
If you are having trouble with your marriage, you are not alone. Every marriage has its ups and downs. These problems could range from simple misunderstandings to larger concerns.
Many issues of marriage are due to personal problems that one or both spouses may be going through (such as...
Futurecast
What Today’s Trends Mean for Tomorrow’s World
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2011
The world and culture are changing at a pace beyond anything ever seen in history. But where will all these changes lead? We need accurate information that will give us a real sense of what’s happening now—and what’s about to happen—in key areas of our lives, including family life, technology,...
White Awake
An Honest Look at What It Means to Be White
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017
Daniel Hill will never forget the day he heard these words: "Daniel, you may be white, but don't let that lull you into thinking you have no culture. White culture is very real. In fact, when white culture comes in contact with other cultures, it almost always wins. So it would be a really good...
Roadmap to Reconciliation
Moving Communities into Unity, Wholeness and Justice
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2016
Missio Alliance Essential Reading List of 2015 We can see the injustice and inequality in our lives and in the world. We are ready to rise up. But how, exactly, do we do this? How does one reconcile? What we need is a clear sense of direction. Based on her extensive consulting experience with churches,...
The Economics of Neighborly Love
Investing in Your Community's Compassion and Capacity
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2017
The Economics of Neighborly Love
The Complete Leader
Handbook of Essentials for Human Services Leadership
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2014
The Complete Leader: Handbook of Essentials for Human Services Leadership gives leaders within human services organizations with lay or professional leadership responsibilities, over 25 essential practices for human services. Special attention is paid to supervision, case management, evaluation, teamwork...
Unified We Are a Force
How Faith and Labor Can Overcome America’s Inequalities
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2016
The American dream of "pulling yourself up by your bootstraps" is no longer possible, if it ever was. Most of us live paycheck-to-paycheck, and inequality has become one of the greatest problems facing our country. Working people and people of faith have the power to change this-but only...