Columbia house audio book club11/2/2023 ![]() ![]() In Learning to Walk in the Dark, Taylor asks us to put aside our fears and anxieties and to explore all that God has to teach us “in the dark.” She argues that we need to move away from our “solar spirituality” and ease our way into appreciating “lunar spirituality” (since, like the moon, our experience of the light waxes and wanes). “Doesn’t God work in the night time as well?” In the book, Taylor says that she has become increasingly uncomfortable with our tendency to associate all that is good with lightness and all that is evil and dangerous with darkness. On Saturday, May 13, 2023, the Riverside Book Club will meet to discuss Barbara Brown Taylor’s Learning to Walk in the Dark. Stephanie Phillips.įor more information about the author and moderators, click here. Moderating the Book Club discussion will be Ms. ![]() He is also pastor within the United Methodist Church and has served in Battle Creek, Michigan, and in Torrance and Compton, California. Christopher Carter is an Assistant Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of San Diego. ![]() Are the stories we tell ourselves about traditional notions of soul food still useful? Is the idea of soul food really about the food itself, or is it rooted in the wisdom of the communities that created it? How might soul food be used to tell stories about who we want to become, and not only who we once were?” And yet, soul food’s overwhelming cultural power presents a strong argument for reexamining it. In the podcast, ZOCALO Public Square, Carter continues, “Soul food is how Black people define ourselves, and celebrate the stories of how we survived. Or do the words “soul food” bring to mind special occasions when family, friends, and play cousins gather to break bread, tell jokes, and play spades? For Black folks, some or all of these things can come to mind when we think about soul food because soul food has always signified more than just a cuisine.” In his introduction, Carter asks, “What comes to mind when you hear the words “soul food”? Do the words make you hungry and cause your mouth to water? Or do you visualize foods that are associated with soul food: red beans and rice, fried chicken, baked macaroni and cheese, collard greens, and corn bread? On Saturday, June 10, 2023, at 11:00 A.M., via ZOOM, The Riverside Church Book Club discusses The Spirit of Soul Food: Race, Faith and Food Justice. Resmaa Menakem is a psychotherapist who specializes in the effects of trauma on the human body, and the traumatic impact of white body supremacy and racism in the context of American society. It can also be ordered through local bookstores and is available online as an e-book through Central Recovery Press. The book is available in Riverside’s Visitor’s Center, and through local libraries. The initial meeting will take place via ZOOM, facilitated by members of both the Book Club and the Anti-Racism Task Force. The October 14 event is the first of a series of events in which participants will be able to explore racism and its visceral impacts, and to begin the process of healing. The book offers you a real path to healing.”. “If you are African American, in the book, you’ll explore the trauma that is likely internalized and embedded in it (your body”… if you are a white American, the book will offer you a wealth of practices for mending this trauma in your own neural system”… if you’re a policeman or policewoman, you have almost certainly suffered or observed this type of trauma. In My Grandmother’s Hands, he scrutinizes it more closely, paying attention to the trauma that it produces in human bodies. However, Menakem indicates that definition of racism may be too superficial. Webster’s Dictionary defines racism as “a belief that race is a fundamental determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of one race over another. On Octoat 11:00 AM via Zoom, The Riverside Church Book Club partners with Riverside’s Anti-Racism Task Force to review Resmaa Manakem’s New York Times best-seller, My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies. Join the Riverside Book Club online the 2nd Saturday monthly for a time of fellowship and lively discussion over a monthly book selection. ![]()
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