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My hope is that these resources will help equip you in your faith journey and justice work.

Recommended Books

  • Kingdom Ethics by David Gushee & Glen Stassen
  • Mobilizing Hope by Adam Taylor
  • The Just Church by Jim Martin
  • Awakening to Justice: Faithful Voices from the Abolitionist Past by Various Authors
  • Call for Justice by Kurt Ver Beek
  • Prophetic Rage: A Postcolonial Theology of Liberation by J Hill
  • Generous Justice by Tim Keller
  • Justice:Rights and Wrongs by Nicholas Wolterstorff
  • Justice for All: How the Jewish Bible Revolutionized Ethics by Jeremiah Unterman
  • The Just Church by Jim Martin
  • Justice:What’s the right thing to do by Michael Sandel
  • My Body Is Not A Prayer Request by Amy Kenny
  • Prophetic Lament by Soong-Chah Rah
  • God Loves Justice by Jessica Nichols
  • Social Justice Through The Eyes of Wesley by I Brendlinger
  • Social Justice Jesus by E George
  • What is the Mission of the Church by Kevin DeYoung
  • Truth and Repair: How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice by Judith Herman
  • Welcoming the Stranger by Matthew Sorenson
  • When Justice Just Is by Katie Bergman
  • Return to Justice by Soong Chah Rah
  • Social Analysis for the 20th Century by Maria Cimperman
  • Jesus and Nonviolence by Walter Wink
  • Bonded Labor by S Kara
  • The Justice Calling by Bethany Hoang
  • The Little Book of Biblical Justice by C Marshall
  • The Deeply Formed Life by Rich Villodas
  • Preaching the Gospel of Justice by Jennifer Ackerman
  • Micah for You by Stephen Um
  • Exiles in the Shadow of Empire by Preston Sprinkle
  • Live Justly by Jason Fileta
  • The Four Pivots by S. Ginwright
  • Discerning Ethics by Tim Dearborn
  • The Spirit of Justice by Jemar Tisby
  • Confronting Injustice without compromising Truth by T Williams
  • Disability and the Church by Lamar Hardwick
  • A Just Mission by Mekdes Haddis
  • Arab Spring Christian Winter by Ralph Stice
  • Jesus in the QUR’AN by Geoffrey Parrinder
  • Seeking Allah: Finding Jesus by Nabeel Qureshi
  • Tearing Us Apart: How Abortion Harms Everything and Solves Nothing by Ryan T. Anderson and Alexandra DeSanctis
  • Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes by Kenneth Bailey
  • Toward Decentering the New Testament by Mitzi Smith and Yung Suk Kim
  • To Change the World by James Hunter
  • Kingdom Conspiracy by Scot Mcknight
  • The Cross Cultural Process in Christian History by Andrew F. Walls
  • How God Became King by N.T. Wright
  • Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes by Kenneth Bailey
  • An Introduction to the Old Testament by Bill Arnold
  • Social Criticism and Social Vision in Ancient Israel by Walter Bruggermann
  • Developing Female Leaders by Kadi Cole
  • High Heels and Holiness by Jo Saxton
  • Together in Ministry by Rob Dixon
  • Confronting Sexism in the Church by Heather Matthews
  • Stained Glass Ceiling by Lisa Swartz
  • Ordaining Women by B.T. Roberts revised by Ben Wayman
  • When Women Lead by Carolyn Moore
  • A Black Women’s History of the United States by D Berry
  • Silenced by Christy Mesaros-Winckles
  • Malestrom: How Jesus Dismantles Patriarchy and Redefines Manhood by James, Carolyn Custis.
  • Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church by Langberg, Diane.
  • Unmasking the Male Soul: Power and Gender Trap for Women in Leadership by Villacorta, Wilmer G
  • The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth by Barr, Beth Allison.
  • Women and the Mission of the Church: Their Opportunities and Obstacles throughout Christian History by Dzubinski, Leanne and Anneke Stasson.
  • Liberating Tradition: Women’s Identity and Vocation in Christian Perspective by LaCelle-Peterson, Kristina.
  • The Ministry of Women in the New Testament: Reclaiming the Biblical Vision for Church Leadership by Dorothy Lee
  • “You have Stept out of your Place:” A History of Women and Religion in America by Susan Lindley
  • In Her Words: Women’s Writing in the History of Christian Thought by Amy Oden
  • Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope by Essau McCaulley
  • Liberation and Reconciliation: A Black Theology by J. Deotis Roberts
  • The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Dubois
  • Open Season by Ben Crump
  • The Spirituals and the Blues by James Cone
  • The Black Christ by Kelly Brown Douglas
  • The Problem of the Color Line at the Turn of the 20th Century by W.E.B. Dubois
  • Douglas Autobiographies by Henry Gates
  • Slavery and Social Death by Orlando Patterson
  • Slave Religion: The Invisible Institution by Albert Raboteau
  • Frederick Douglass:Self-Made Man by Timothy Sandefur
  • In Search of our Mothers Garden by Alice Walker
  • The Divided Mind of the Black Church by Raphael Warnock
  • Sisters in the Wilderness by Delores Willams
  • Black Religion and Black Radicalism by Gayraud Wilmore
  • Womanism and the Soul of the Black Community by Katie Canon
  • A Black Theology of Liberation by James Cone
  • We Have Been Believers: An African American Systematic Theology by James Evans
  • The Christian Imagination: Theology and Origins of Race by Willie Jennings
  • In My Grandmothers House: Black Women, Faith and the Stories We Inherit by Yolanda Pierce
  • True to Our Native Land: An African American Commentary by Brian Blount
  • Race: A Theological Account by Kameron Carter
  • Black Suffering: Silent Pain, Hidden Hope by James Harris
  • Pastoral Theology by James Harris
  • Black Theology and Black Power by James Cone
  • Slave Religion by Albert Raboteau
  • Estranged Pioneers by Korie Edwards
  • Complete Works of Phillis Wheatley
  • The Color of Compromise by Jemar Tisby
  • On the Shoulder of Giants by Kareem Abdul Jabbar
  • The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James Cone
  • Letters to A Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • Diversity in the Workplace – Bari A Williams
  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – Caprice Hollins
  • Diversity Explosion – William H Frey
  • Redicispling the White Church – David Swanson
  • Third Culture Kids – Ruth E Van Reken
  • Diversity Matters – Karen Longman
  • Building A Healthy Multi-Ethnic Church by Mark DeYmas
  • Building A Multi-Ethnic Church by Derwin Gray
  • Leading a Multi-Ethnic Church by Mark DeYmaz
  • Multi-Ethnic Conversations by Mark DeYmaz
    • Tearing Us Apart: How Abortion Harms Everything and Solves Nothing by Ryan T. Anderson and Alexandra DeSanctis
    • Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes by Kenneth Bailey
    • Toward Decentering the New Testament by Mitzi Smith and Yung Suk Kim
    • To Change the World by James Hunter
    • Kingdom Conspiracy by Scot Mcknight
    • The Cross Cultural Process in Christian History by Andrew F. Walls
    • How God Became King by N.T. Wright
    • Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes by Kenneth Bailey
    • An Introduction to the Old Testament by Bill Arnold
    • Social Criticism and Social Vision in Ancient Israel by Walter Bruggermann
    • The Abundant Community – John McKnight
    • The Forgotten Ways – Alan Hirsch
    • The Church as Movement – JR Woodward
    • The Next Christendom – Philipp Jenkins
    • Creating a Missional Culture – JR Woodward
    • Desiring the Kingdom – James K. Smith
    • Church Refugees: Sociologist reveal why people are dong with church but not their faith – Josh Packard
    • The Rise of the Nones – James Emery White
    • unChristian: David Knnaman
    • The Next Christians – Gaby Lyons
    • Nobody Cries When We Die – Patrick Reyes
    • Brown Church – Robert Chao Romero
    • Global Kingdom, Global People – Melba Maggay
    • God Has A Dream – Desmond Tutu
    • Shalom and the Community of Creation – Randy Woodley
    • Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church – Diane Langberg
    • Prophetic Rage: A Postcolonial Theology of Liberation by J Hill
    • A Just Mission by Mekdes Haddis
    • Building A Healthy Multi-Ethnic Church by Mark DeYmas
    • Building A Multi-Ethnic Church by Derwin Gray
    • Leading a Multi-Ethnic Church by Mark DeYmaz
    • Multi-Ethnic Conversations by Mark DeYmaz
    • People To Be Loved: Preston Sprinkle
    • Loving From Where We Are – Bruce Cromwell
    • Liturgies from Below – Claudio Carvalhes
    • Psalms for Black Lives – Gabby Cudjoe-Wilkes
    • Cultural Intelligence – David C. Thomas
    • Preaching with Cultural Intelligence – Matthew D. Kim
    • Curious Traveller: See the World Change Your Life – David Livermore
    • Leading with Cultural Intelligence – David Livermore
    • Culture Making – Andy Crouch
    • The Cultural Intelligence Difference – David Livermore
    • Cultural Intelligence: Improving Your CQ to Engage our Multicultural World – David Livermore
    • Culture Wins – William Vanderbloemen
    • Subtle Acts of Exclusion: How To Understand, Identify, and Stop Microaggressions – Tiffany Jana
    • Diversity in the Workplace by B. Williams
    • Diversity Matters by Karen Longman
    • Diversity Equity and Inclusion by Caprice Hollins
    • Decentering Whiteness in The Workplace by Janice Gassam
    • Subtle Acts of Exclusion by Tiffany Jana
    • Use Your Difference to Make A Difference by T Rockson
    • Third Culture Kids by David Pollock and Ruth Van Reken
    • Many Colors by Soong Chah Rah
    • Biased by J Eberhardt
    • How To Heal Our Divides Volume 1 & 2 by multiple authors
    • Cultural Intelligence: Living for God in A Diverse, Plurastic World by D. Bock
    • Serving with eyes wide open by David Livermore
    • Becoming All Things by Michelle Ami Reyes
    • The Race Wise Family by Michelle Ami Reyes
    • Building A Healthy Multi-Ethnic Church by Mark DeYmas
    • Building A Multi-Ethnic Church by Derwin Gray
    • Leading a Multi-Ethnic Church by Mark DeYmaz
    • Multi-Ethnic Conversations by Mark DeYmaz
    • Churches, Cultures and Leadership by Mark Branson
    • Insider Outsider by Bryan Loritts
    • The Critical Journey – Janet Hagberg
    • The Great Omission – Dallas Willard
    • Hearing God – Dallas Willard
    • Reaching Out – Henri Nouwen
    • Experiencing the Depths of Jesus Christ – Jeanne Guyon
    • Renovation of the Heart – Dallas WIllard
    • Renewing the Christian Mind – Dallas Willard and Gary Black
    • Spiritual Disciplines Handbook – Adele Calhoun
    • Invitation to the Jesus Life – Jan Johnson
    • Embracing Exile – T. Scott Daniels
    • Streams of Living Water – Richard Foster
    • Water to Wine – Biran Zahnd
    • Journey with Jesus – Larry Warner
    • The Contemplative Pastor – Eugene Peterson
    • Christian Spirituality – Alister McGrath
    • Life Together – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
    • Spiritual Rhythms – Keith Meyer
    • Conformed to His Image – Ken Boa
    • Spiritual Rhythms – Mark Buchanan
    • Head, Heart, and Hands – Dennis Hollinger
    • Soul Care in African American Practice – Barbara Peacock
    • The Deeply Formed Life – Rich Villodas
    • The Narrow Path – Rich Villodas
    • Good and Beautiful and Kind – Rich Villodas
    • 24/6 A prescription for a healthier, happier life – Matthew Sleeth
    • Sabbath: Finding Rest, Renewal, and Delight in our Busy Lives – Wayne Muller
    • Sabbath Keeping – Lynne Baab
    • The Sabbath Experiment – Rob Muthiah
    • Sabbath Resistance – Walter Brueggermann
    • Flourishing in Ministry: How to Cultivate Clergy Well Being – Matt Bloom
    • A Failure of Nerve – Edwin Friedman
    • Start with Why – Simon Sinek
    • The Five Most Imporant Questions – Peter Drucker
    • Spiritual Leadership – Richard Blackaby
    • The Emotionally Healthy Leader – Peter Scazzero
    • 15 Charactersitics of Effective Pastors – Larry Walkemeyer and Kevin Mannoia
    • Leading Like Jesus – Floyd McClung
    • Strengths Based Leadership – Tom Rath
    • Just Listen – Mark Goulston
    • Leadership Pain – Samuel Chand
    • The Permanent Revolution – Alan Hirsch
    • The Cross and the Towel – Tony Baron
    • Who Do We CHoose To Be? – Margaret Wheatley
    • Tipping Point – Malcolm Gladwell
    • Every Good Endeavor – Tim Keller
    • What Motivates Me – Adrian Gostick
    • God in the Marketplace – Henry Blackaby
    • Spirituality at Work – Greg Augustine
    • God at Work – Gene Edward Veith
    • Calling in Context – Susan Maros
    • The Innovative Church – Scott Cormode
    • Kingdom Calling – Amy Sherman
    • Work Matters – R. Paul Stevens
    • The Art of Work: A proven path to discovering what you were meant to do – Jeff Goins
    • Tempered Resilence – Tod Bolsinger
    • Divided by Faith – Michael Emmerson, Christian Smith
    • God and Race – John Sieberling and Wayne France
    • Reparations – Duke Kwon and Gregory Thompson
    • The Bible and Racism – Chase Thompson
    • Woke Church: An Urgent Call For Christians in America to Confrong Racism and Injustice – Eric Mason
    • Urban Apologetics – Eric Mason
    • Gracism – David Anderson
    • The Heart of Racial Justice – Brenda Salter McNeil
    • Tears We Cannot Stop – Michael Eric Dyson
    • Why are all the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria – Beverly Daniel Tatum
    • Right Color Wrong Culture – Bryan Loritts
    • Between the World and Me – Ta-Nehisi Coates
    • White Fragility – Robin J. DiAngelo
    • Color-Courageous Discipleship – Michelle T. Sanchez
    • The Elusive Dream: The Power of Race in Interracial Churches – Korie Edwards
    • How to Fight Racism by Jemar Tisby
    • The Heart of Racial Justice by Brenda McNeil
    • The Religion of Whiteness by Michael Emerson
    • Becoming Brave by Brenda McNeil
    • Becoming All Things by Michelle Ami Reyes
    • The Race Wise Family by Michelle Ami Reyes
    • Insider Outsider by Bryan Loritts
    • How To Heal our Racial Divide by Derwin Gray
    • Love Required of Us by Liz Cornell

    Grace Can Lead Us Home: A Christian Call to End Homelessness by Kevin Nye

    Beyond Homelessness: Christian Faith in a Culture of Displacement by Steven Bouma-Prediger

    Under the Overpass: A Journey of Faith on the Streets of America Kindle Edition by Mike Yankoski

    Stories from the Street by David Nixon

    When Helping Hurts by Steve Corbett

    Walking with the Poor by Bryant Myers

    Podcasts

    • Peace Talks by Todd Hunter
    • Vanderbloemen Leadership Podcast
    • Emotionally Healthy Leader Podcast by Pete Scazzero
    • Dream Big by Bob Goff
    • Where Ya From?
    • unSeminary Podcast
    • Unlocking Us with Brene Brown
    • TED Talks Society and Culture
    • TED Talks Radio Hour
    • TED Busines
    • Stuff You Should Know
    • Theology in the Raw by Preston Sprinkle
    • Smart People Podcast
    • Revisionist History
    • Remonstrance
    • Real Ones by Jon Bernthal
    • Pass the Mic by Jemar Tisby
    • Motivation Daily by Motiversity
    • Light and Life Podcast by Free Methodist
    • FMC Radio by Free Methodist
    • Life in Liminality
    • How I Built This by Guy Raz
    • The Homecoming  by Dr. Thema
    • HBR IdeaCast
    • Freedom Road by Lisa Harper
    • 5 Minutes in Church History by Stephen Nichols
    • The Holy Post

    Videos