In this blog, we'll look at the opportunities we have to grow in God and his Word. Together we'll have the chance to read the Bible in the next year. We'll also be able to read articles and hear studies designed to enhance our understanding of the faith we share.
Thursday, November 2, 2023
The PC(USA) Store - New Books for Pursuing Justice, Healing, and Liberation
New Books for Pursuing Justice, Healing, and Liberation
We know that God’s dream of justice and beloved community is often interrupted by social structures that cause harm to individuals and work against the creation of a Christian path of love and inclusion. These new books provide space to tell the stories of those harmed and help readers begin to see a light-filled path toward liberation.
Hope Is Here! Spiritual Practices for Pursuing Justice and Beloved Community By Luther E. Smith Jr.
Available November 7, 2023 $20.00$13.00 – You save 35% every day!
Interpreting five spiritual practices for individuals and congregations to experience the power of hope, this book prepares us to engage racism, mass incarceration, environmental crises, divisive politics, and indifference that imperil justice and beloved community. Each chapter ends with questions that prompt readers to examine their experiences and their readiness to journey with hope. Additionally, to assist groups and congregations using the book, the publisher has developed a free, downloadable congregational guide, which can be accessed at www.wjkbooks.com/HopeIsHere.
The Hero and the Whore Reclaiming Healing and Liberation through the Stories of Sexual Exploitation in the Bible By Camille Hernandez
Now Available $18.00$11.70 – You save 35% every day!
Trauma-informed educator and minister Camille Hernandez dives deep into the Bible’s stories of exploitation and abuse to name the difficult truths buried in Scripture, address the forms such violence takes in modern society, and illuminate a path of healing and hope. With a blend of storytelling, cultural analysis, and trauma-informed care, The Hero and the Whore invites readers to reconsider their assumptions about victims of sexual exploitation and respond with compassionate understanding that will bring us all to the wholeness God desires.
Out of Focus My Story of Sexuality, Shame, and Toxic Evangelicalism By Amber Cantorna-Wylde
Now Available $19.00$12.35 – You save 35% every day!
Amber Cantorna-Wylde, whose father is a Focus on the Family executive and cast Amber out of her family when she came out in 2012, writes a blend of heart-wrenching memoir and astute cultural analysis that will help heal individuals harmed by evangelicalism’s toxic influence and inspire Christian communities to pursue a path of love and inclusion.
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