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"It's uncertain that Howard Thurman made the remark often attributed to him, ""I have been writing this book all my life,"" but there is little doubt that he was deeply immersed in reflection on the times that bear an uncanny resemblance to the present day, which give voice to the Black Lives Matter movement. Our ""life's book"" is filled with sentence upon sentence of marginalization, pages of apartheid, chapters of separate and unequal. Now this season reveals volumes of violence against Blacks in America. Ten Black women and men explore life through the lens of compelling personal religious narratives. They are people and leaders whose lives are tangible demonstrations of the power of a divine purpose and evidence of what grace really means in face of hardship, disappointment, and determination. Each of the journeys intersect because of three central elements that are the focus of this book. We're Black. We're Christians. We're Methodists. Each starts with the fact, ""I'm Black,"" but to resolve the conflict of being Christian and Methodist means confronting aspects of White theology, White supremacy, and White racism in order to ground an oppositional experience toward domination over four centuries in America."

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Rudy Rasmus is a pastor, author, and humanitarian. He copastors the St. John's United Methodist Church located in downtown Houston with his wife, Juanita. Rudy Rasmus is a pastor, author, and humanitarian. He copastors the St. John's United Methodist Church located in downtown Houston with his wife, Juanita. Erin Beasley is an ordained Elder of the United Methodist Church (2017) and serves as a pastor in Germantown, Tennessee. She is the founder and producer of the Waking Up Church podcast. Jevon Caldwell-Gross serves as the teaching and digital engagement pastor at St. Luke's United Methodist Church, where he led the development of a multi-platform virtual community of faith amid Covid-19. Lillian C. Smith has served as pastor at Cheverly United Methodist Church since July 1, 2016. Prior to that she served as the pastor at St. Matthew's UMC of Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, where she was the first African American pastor. Kellye A. Saunders is a professor of dance at Texas Christian University. As a classically trained ballerina, Ms. Saunders has performed on the most famous stages in the world as well as on Broadway. At home both onstage and behind the microphone, she employs her artistic sensibility, as well as a keen attention to detail to every project to which she is entrusted. A native of Washington DC, she now resides in Ft. Worth, Texas. Justin Coleman is the senior pastor of University United Methodist Church in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Rev. Coleman is the author of Home for Christmas: Tales of Hope and Second Chances and is the Old Testament presenter on Disciple Fast Track: Becoming Disciples Through Bible Study. Born in Chicago, Calvin Robinson always had a fondness for reading and public speaking. Joining the US Army at the age of eighteen, he traveled the world learning from and with diverse cultures. That experience shapes his worldview that above all things people desire to be understood. Calvin has worked in the religious field in various roles: radio personality, conference director, public speaker, and finally pastor of a small church less than three miles from the place he was bred in Chicago. Besides this work, he is energized by serving people with special needs. Curious by nature, over the years Calvin has flourished into a generalist, knowledgeable in a wide array of subjects, most of which informs his present work as a pastor. Calvin's approachable style, soothing voice, and command of many subjects gives listeners the confidence to journey with him as he communicates, informs, and entertains. Pamela R. Lightsey is vice president of academic and student affairs and associate professor of constructive theology at Meadville Lombard Theological School.

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