This strikes me as most relevant to the catholicity of the church.
In the Church history sequence, we spend the entire first semester and half of the second semester reading sources from parts of the world other than North America and consider how we are all historically conditioned by our time and place. By God's grace, this contributes to a posture of humility in our theological and pastoral claims.
In the DMin course Dr. McCaw and I are teaching, we spent time learning about Christian responses to the fall of the Roman Empire, the crises of 16th century Europe, and the rise of fascism in Europe and apartheid in South Africa.
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Busch, Eberhard. The Barmen Theses Then and Now. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Publishers,
2019. 9780802866172
Boesak, Allan Aubrey. Farewell to Innocence: A Socio-Ethical Study on Black Theology and
Power. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1977. 978-0883441305
Brown, Austin Channing. I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness.
Colorado Springs: Convergent Books, 2018.
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Chappell, David L. A Stone of Hope: Prophetic Religion and the Death of Jim Crow.
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2004. 9780807856604
Cochrane, Arthur C. The Church’s Confession Under Hitler. Eugene, Oregon: Pickwick Press,
1976. 9780915138289
deGruchy, John W. and Steve de Gruchy. The Church Struggle in South Africa, 25th Anniversary
Edition Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2004. 9780800637552
Friedman, Edwin H. A Failure of Nerve: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix, 10th
Anniversary Edition. New York: Church Publishing, 2017. 9781596272804
Hilton, Allen. House United: How the Church Can Save the World. Minneapolis: Fortress
Press, 2018.
Hunsinger, Deborah van Deusen. Bearing the Unbearable: Trauma, Gospel and Pastoral
Care. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2015. Chapters 6, “Practicing Koinonia,” and chapter
7, “Members of One Another: Building a Restorative Church.”
Jones, Gregory. “Healing the Wounds of Memory: Theology and Psychology on Salvation and Sin.”
Care for the Soul, edited by Mark R. McMinn and Timothy R. Phillips, 241-253. Downers Grove
Illinois: InterVarsity Press, 2001. Provided as pdf.
Lischer, Richard. The Preacher King: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Word that Moved America. New
York: Oxford University Press, 1995. 9780195111323
Metaxas, Eric. Bonhoeffer Abridged: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy. Nashville, TN: Nelson Press, 2014.
9780718016166
Perkins, John M. One Blood: Parting Words to the Church on Race and Love. Chicago:
Moody Press, 2018.
Rosenberg, Marshall. Nonviolent Communication: A Language for Life, Life-Changing Tools for
Healthy Relationships, 3
rd ed. Encinitas, California: Puddledancer Press, 2015.
Seibold, Myrla, “When the Wounding Runs Deep: Encouragement for Those on the Road to
Forgiveness.” Caer for the Soul, edited by Mark R. McMinn and Timothy R. Phillips, 294-
308. Downers Grove Illinois: InterVarsity Press, 2001. Provided as pdf.
Tietz, Christiane. Theologian of Resistance: The Life and Thought of Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2016. 9781506408446
Tutu, Desmond. No Future Without Forgiveness. New York: Doubleday, 1999. 9780385496902
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Volf, Miroslav. Exclusion and Embrace, Revised and Updated: A Theological Exploration of
Identity, Otherness and Reconciliation. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2019.
Washington, James M., ed. A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin
Luther King, Jr. New York: Harper Collins, 1986. 9780060646912
Wiesel, Elie. Night. New York: Hill and Wang, 2006.
Wilkerson, Isabel. Caste: The Origins of our Discontents. New York: Random House, 2020.
Other:
Trouble the Water: Conversations to Disrupt Racism and Dominance. Four-part documentary
series, through the Presbyterian Church U.S.A., Presbyterian Disaster Assistance.
Reserve Readings (found on the course site):
du Toit, Fanie (ed.) Learning to Live Together: Practices of Social Reconciliation. Cape Town:
Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, 2003. Pdf selections provided.
(Edited by Beth McCaw - original submission Thursday, March 14, 2024, 4:34 PM)