Book Groups

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  • Matthew 25 Book Group – Our Matthew 25 Book Group will meet on Monday, October 19 at 7:00 p.m. in the Salem Room and Zoom. Our fall selection is Disciples of White Jesus: The Radicalization of American Boyhood by Angela Denker. This is a comprehensive look at the rise in radicalization among young white men in America, especially focused on the role of right-wing Christianity in the increase of religion-based hatred and violence. Reach out to Debbie Layman with questions or to sign up.
  • Poverty Book Group: Mondays, October 26 and November 30 at 7:00 p.m. in the Salem Room. Feeding the Other: Whiteness, Privilege, and Neoliberal Stigma in Food Pantries by Rebecca de Souza. De Souza shows how neoliberal stigma plays out in practice through a comparative case analysis of two food pantries in Duluth, Minnesota. Contact Debbie Layman if you have questions.
  • Listening to Black Voices Book Group: Tuesday, October 20, 7:00 p.m. Zoom. Wake Up Running by Walter Fluker. Fluker spoke recently at the Divinity School at Wake Forest–and was a seminary classmate and good friend of former Dellabrook Presbyterian pastor Carlton Eversley. We’ll plan on covering the introduction and first three chapters. If you are interested, please contact Randy Harris.
      • Highland Pageturners Women’s Book Group: This group meets the 3rd Wednesday every month at 7 p.m. at rotating homes and are having a fabulous time together along with lively discussions. The book for October is Diamond Eye, by Kate Quinn. Contact Ednamae Fisher for more information or to sign up!