BOOKS OUR FELLOW ASSOCIATES ARE READING
We Are Beloved: 30 Days with Thea Bowman (30 Days with a Great Spiritual Teacher) by Thea Bowman (author) Marianna Frey, MS (editor)
We Are Beloved offers 30 days of brief morning meditations, mantras for use throughout the day, and night prayers to focus your thoughts at the day’s end. This simple book is the perfect prayer companion for busy people who want to root their spiritual practice in Bowman’s vibrant vision of joy in unity.
Thea’s Song: The Life of Thea Bowman by Charlene Smith and John Feister
Thea Bowman was a black girl born in civil-rights-era Mississippi who joined a convent of white Catholic sisters in Wisconsin, and went on to inspire millions of all faiths, and none. She fought prejudice, sadness, and brought joy to others even during her struggle with cancer and long after her untimely death in 1990.
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek: A Novel about the Kentucky Blue People by Kim Michele Richardson
Inspired by the true blue-skinned people of Kentucky and the brave and dedicated Kentucky Pack Horse library service of the 1930s, The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek is a story of raw courage, fierce strength, and one woman's belief that books can carry us anywhere—even back home.
The Book Woman’s Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson
In Kim Michele Richardson's beautifully and authentically rendered The Book Woman's Daughter she once again paints a stunning portrait of the raw, somber beauty of Appalachia, the strong resolve of remarkable women living in a world dominated by men, and the power of books and sisterhood to prevail in the harshest circumstances.
Leveling the Praying Field: Can the Church We Love, Love Us Back? by Ansel Augustine
In Leveling the Praying Field, Ansel Augustine offers a personal and historical perspective on issues of race and inequality in the church. In particular, he considers the challenges posed by the rise of Millennials and Gen Z, whose members increasingly consider racial equality to be one of the most important issues today.
VIDEOS OF INTEREST
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