Dialogues On is a resource and methodology that engages adults in conversation around difficult topics by providing well-researched information brought to life with the lived experience of people at the center of each topic. By providing a helping hand to begin the conversation, Dialogues On fosters equality and justice both within our small groups and larger community.
Dialogues On: Race
Designed to engage adults in difficult conversations, Dialogues On: Race explores key topics having to do with race and religion in the United States. Inside, well-researched information is brought to life with the lived experience of people at the center of each topic. The Dialogues On: Race study includes the Learner Book, Facilitator Guide, and DVD.
Chapters included:
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What Does is Mean to be White? - Daniel Hill
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Christmas Cookies from Cambodia - Kristofer Coffman
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Say It Loud: I'm Black and I'm Proud - Rozella Haydée White
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American Amnesia - Jim Bear Jacobs
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Whither the Women? - Cami Jones
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Two Christianities - Broderick Greer
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A New Heaven and a New Earth - Lenny Duncan
"I believe the only hope for mainline Christianity is to dismantle white supremacy—first in our pews and then in our communities. This is the call of discipleship."
- Lenny Duncan, Dialogues On: Race Learner Book
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Dialogues On: Sexuality
Explores key topics such as patriarchy and the church, women's sexuality and the church, sex and marriage, and why language matters when talking about sexuality.
Chapters included:
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A Man's World - Brandi Miller
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I Kissed Niceness Goodbye - Carla Ewert and Linda Kay Klein
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Sex and Marriage - Dr. Tina Schermer Sellers
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Pink Capes and Zip-Up Boots - Isaac Archuleta
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What Does It Mean to Be Transgender? - Rev. Dr. Paula Stone Williams
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Are All Welcome? - George Mekhail
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Building an Ethic of Sexual Wholeness - Rev. Marcus Halley
Dialogues On: The Refugee Crisis
Explores key topics such as local and national policy and perspective on refugees.
Chapters included:
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The Story We Live In - Brianne Casey
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A People without a Place - Dr. Beth Oppenheim-Chan
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A Global Perspective - Jenny Yang
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A Network of Care - Sarah Krause, MS
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Facing Our History - Halima Z. Adams
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Looking for Home - Aubrey Leigh Grant
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Where Do We Go from Here? - Matthew Soerens
