Pastor and Author
I’ve asked a few more friends to contribute to my Readers on Reading series. I’ll post them as their answers roll in. ________________________________________ My friend Rich Johnson is the church planter of Sanctuary Columbus Church and a seminary student at North Park Theological Seminary. He also consults churches and Christian organizations on developing a biblical … Continue reading Readers On Reading: Rich Johnson
During the year I collect a list of the books I read and then, in a completely unscientific process, choose the five I most highly recommend to you. This year I read 27 books – a pittance compared to some of your lists, but still enough to make choosing five a small challenge. Previous years’ … Continue reading My 5 Favorite Books of 2012
Richard Johnson and I are blogging our way through The New Jim Crow. We’re rotating between chapters, posting reflections and the questions this important book is raising for us. Check out our posts on chapters one, two, three, and four. This is my final contribution; Richard will wrap things up with his thoughts on chapter … Continue reading The New Jim Crow, Chapter 5
Richard has posted his review of the fourth chapter of Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow. He’s posed some thoughtful questions at the end of his post and I hope you’ll visit his site and contribute your thoughts.
Richard Johnson and I are blogging our way through The New Jim Crow. We’re rotating between chapters, posting reflections and the questions this important book is raising for us. Check out our posts on chapters one and two. __________________________________ So far we’ve seen how Michelle Alexander examines America’s historic racial caste system and the way … Continue reading The New Jim Crow, Chapter 3
David W. Swanson 