The Preacher King by Richard Lischer
(Book Club Selection Title)
This is a remarkable book, written by a friend and former colleague of Susan’s and Greg’s, that explores how King’s identity and gifts as a preacher also translated into effective political rhetoric in the broader American context. King’s rhetoric offers powerful insights for our “bridge-building” task today, helping us imagine how to help re-weave the social fabric.
Reading While Black by Esau McCaulley (Supplemental Read)
An insightful discussion of key themes in Scripture, read from the perspective of an African-American Christian scholar who will visit Belmont in January.
Apeirogon: A Novel (Supplemental Read)
A powerful novel that describes the bridge-building friendship between an Israeli Jew and a Palestinian Muslim. Based on a true story, the title comes from a geometric shape that has a “countably infinite number of sides.” The image suggests the complexities of understanding larger social dynamics and histories and the significance of “unlikely friendships” in dealing with those complexities.