Summer Book Study

GET THE BOOK:
Due to COVID19 affecting book shipping all around the world, we highly recommend that you purchase the digital/kindle edition of the book. If you have any questions on how to do this please contact Andres here.
1. Common Word
Paperback. This one supposedly takes 2-9 days to ship.

2. Amazon.com (US)
Kindle. Highly encouraged.

3. Amazon.ca
Paperback. 3-4 days. Takes 1-2 month to arrive, so the print version will not be available in time.

4. Mennomedia
Possible to purchase the digital version.

Summer Book Study and Online Discussion

Join us this summer as we read and discuss Drew Hart's book Trouble I've Seen: Changing the Way the Church Views Racism. Drew provides deep theological reflections and practical insights that will challenge and encourage us as a church to get on the road to racial reconciliation and righteousness.
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Discussion Meeting Schedule (7:30 PM):
July 7, Chapters 1-2
July 21, Chapters 3-4
August 7, Chapters 5-6
August 18, Chapters 7
September 1, Chapter 8-9

Key Meeting Points (15 min. duration each)

General Impressions
Top 3 Passages/Quotes
Challenges and Struggles
Application

Helpful suggested questions for note taking

What about the reading stood out for me personally?
What challenged me?
What encouraged me?
What made me uncomfortable?
What did I learn?
What was completely new to me?
What did I agree/disagree with, and why?
How does the reading apply to our church environment?

About the Author

Drew G. I. Hart is a professor in theology, an author, and an activist with ten years of pastoral experience. His undergraduate work was in biblical studies at Messiah College, he received his Masters of Divinity degree with an urban concentration at Biblical Seminary, and he earned a PhD in the field of theology and ethics at Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. During graduate school he was a part-time professor for several PA seminaries but in the Fall of 2016 he began teaching full-time as an assistant professor in theology at Messiah College.
After his undergraduate studies Drew spent most of his time pastoring and mentoring black and brown youth, working for an inner city after-school program, and working closely with Philadelphia based nonprofits. Today, along with teaching theology, Drew continues to partner with community groups and churches across the country by facilitating anti-racism trainings, seminars, as well as delivering lectures and talks for colleges and conferences.
Regularly speaking across the country Drew brings together his pastoral experience with his academic training to challenge the Church on a variety of topics. He has been particularly invested in writing and speaking about white supremacy/racism and their entanglements with western Christianity, but Drew also speaks and writes about Christian discipleship, western Christendom, Christian history, liberation and oppression, radical peacemaking and nonviolent resistance, urban ministry, social media, etc.
Drew has a Christian Century hosted blog entitled ‘Taking Jesus Seriously’ while also writing occasionally for The Mennonite as well. His own personal site is http://www.drewgihart.com. He regularly sneaks in tweets with the handle @DruHart and can be found on Facebook. He is the author of Trouble I’ve Seen: Changing the Way the Church Views Racism. Drew and his wife Renee have three sons and live in Harrisburg, PA.