Garment District
Take an informative and engaging trip in the documentary film The Secret Life of Your Clothes. Presenter Ade Adepitan follows the trail of garments donated to charity to the biggest importer of secondhand clothes, Ghana, revealing the intersections of consumption culture, Ghanaian fashion, and globalization. www.bullfrogfilms.com
The People’s Work
How can intercultural music and liturgy prepare us for the work of reconciliation and justice? Experienced worship leader and trainer Sandra Maria Van Opstal explores the pragmatic and profound challenges and blessings of multiethnic worship in her book The Next Worship: Glorifying God in a Diverse World. IVP Books
Illuminated Word
The Wisdom Commentary series from Liturgical Press, under the editorial direction of Barbara Reid, OP, is the first feminist scholarly commentary for every book of the Bible. The first four volumes—Haggai and Malachi; Hebrews; Micah; and Baruch—are out; six more are scheduled for 2016 release. wisdomcommentary.org
Gospel Evolution
In Evangelical Ethics: A Reader, editors David P. Gushee and Isaac B. Sharp have selected more than a dozen writings from diverse leaders and scholars, from World War II to the present, that illuminate the roots and branches of evangelical social and political principles. Westminster John Knox Press
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