From one of the world’s most influential spiritual thinkers, a long-awaited book exploring what it means that Jesus was called “Christ” and how this forgotten truth can transform everything we see, hope for, and believe.
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White Fragility
by Robin DiAngelo
White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism is a 2018 book written by Robin DiAngelo about race relations in the United States.
The fire next time
by james baldwin
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin was first published in 1963 amid the emerging civil rights movement. The work explores religion and racial injustice in mid-century America.
The Sum of Us
by heather mcghee
One of today’s most insightful and influential thinkers offers a powerful exploration of inequality and the lesson that generations of Americans have failed to learn: Racism has a cost for everyone—not just for people of color.
Where the eye alights
by marilyn chandler mcentyre
In Where the Eye Alights, Marilyn McEntyre offers forty short meditations, based on excerpts from Scripture and poetry, that guide readers on a devotional journey from Ash Wednesday through Holy Saturday.
How to be an antiracist
by ibram x. kendi
How to Be an Antiracist is a 2019 nonfiction book by American author and historian Ibram X. Kendi, which combines social commentary and memoir. The book discusses concepts of racism and Kendi’s proposals for anti-racist individual actions and systemic changes.
I'm still here
by austin channing brown
I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness is a 2018 memoir by Austin Channing Brown. The book became a bestseller during the mid-2020 resurgence of national interest in racial injustice following the George Floyd protests.
Love is the way
by bishop michael curry
Walk the path of love with one of the warmest, most beloved spiritual leaders of our time, and learn how to put faith into action. As the descendant of slaves and the son of a civil rights activist, Bishop Michael Curry’s life illustrates massive changes in our times.
Living well through lent 2021
by living compass
Designed for use as an individual reflection or for group study, this 80-page daily devotional provides a foundation for seeking a deeper experience of Lent, an experience that will help prepare us for the true meaning of Easter.
Living well through advent 2020
by living compass
Designed for use as an individual reflection or for group study, this 50-page guide provides a foundation for seeking a deeper experience of Advent, an experience that will help prepare us for the true meaning of Christmas.
Adverbs for advent
by marilyn chandler mcintyre
These daily reflections for the season of Advent focus on the question of how we are to live into the promise of the season and the challenges of our historical moment, and how we might, as we focus again on the great theme of waiting in Christian life, practice the presence of God.
Jesus and the disinherited
by howard thurman
Jesus and the Disinherited is a 1949 book by African-American minister, theologian, and civil rights leader Howard Thurman. In the book, Thurman interprets the teachings of Jesus through the experience of the oppressed and discusses nonviolent responses to oppression.
Reaching out
by henri nouwen
With the clarity and depth characteristic of the classics, this spiritual bestseller lays out a perceptive and insightful plan for living a spiritual life and achieving the ultimate goal of that life — union with God.
The great divorce
by c.s. lewis
C.S. Lewis’ The Great Divorce is a classic Christian allegorical tale about a bus ride from hell to heaven. An extraordinary meditation upon good and evil, grace and judgment, Lewis’s revolutionary idea in the The Great Divorce is that the gates of Hell are locked from the inside. Using his extraordinary descriptive powers, Lewis’ The Great Divorce will change the way we think about good and evil.
The book of joy
by 14th dalai lama and desmond tutu
The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World is a book by the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu published in 2016 by Cornerstone Publishers. In this nonfiction, the authors discuss the challenges of living a joyful life.
What is Juneteenth? A visual glance at celebration marking end of slavery
Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration marking the end of slavery in the United States. It was originally celebrated June 19, 1865, the day Union soldiers told enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas, the war was over and they were free.
Mission Blue: Protecting the Blue Heart of the Planet with Sylvia Earle
Sylvia Earle, world-renowned marine scientist and president of the Sea Alliance, shares the adventures and challenges faced in creating and enforcing protection for Marine Protected Areas.
5 Tips For Being An Ally
In this video, YouTuber chescaleigh offers up five tips that anyone can utilize to be an ally. These tips help gear up potential allies for understanding how they can better support a marginalized group that they are not a part of.
Chasing Ice OFFICIAL TRAILER
Traveling with a team of young adventurers across the brutal Arctic, James Balog risks his career and his wellbeing in pursuit of the biggest story facing humanity. As the debate polarizes America, and the intensity of natural disasters ramps up globally, Chasing Ice depicts a heroic photojournalist on a mission to deliver fragile hope to our carbon- powered planet.
Before the Flood - Trailer | National Geographic
From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Fisher Stevens and Academy Award-winning actor, and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio, BEFORE THE FLOOD presents a riveting account of the dramatic changes now occurring around the world due to climate change.
The Social Dilemma | Official Trailer | Netflix
We tweet, we like, and we share— but what are the consequences of our growing dependence on social media? As digital platforms increasingly become a lifeline to stay connected, Silicon Valley insiders reveal how social media is reprogramming civilization by exposing what’s hiding on the other side of your screen.
DIRT! The Movie TRAILER
Official Site: www.DirtTheMovie.org – directed and produced by Bill Benenson and Gene Rosow, DIRT takes you inside the wonders of the soil. It tells the story of Earth’s most valuable and underappreciated source of fertility–from its miraculous beginning to its crippling degradation.
He Named Me Malala Official Trailer #1 (2015) - Documentary HD
HE NAMED ME MALALA is an intimate portrait of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai, who was targeted by the Taliban and severely wounded by a gunshot when returning home on her school bus in Pakistan’s Swat Valley. The then 15-year-old (she turns 18 this July) was singled out, along with her father, for advocating for girls’ education, and the attack on her sparked an outcry from supporters around the world.
King: Man of Peace in Time of War (2007) | Official Trailer | Obba Babatundé | Mike Douglas
A salute to a man who remains an inspiration and a force for social change nearly forty years after his untimely death at the age of 39.
75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
by corinne shutack
This articles outlines a number of ways that white people can show support and help build stronger community in regards to working with marginalized groups.
Kareem Abdul Jabbar on George Floyd Killing Protests
by jabari young
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar joined CNBC’s “Closing Bell” to discuss the protests throughout the country following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man in Minnesota.