Book Study Group
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We will be holding an online Zoom study of Cara Meredith's book "The Color of Life: A Journey Toward Love and Racial Justice" on Thursdays for six weeks from 7pm to 8:30pm Pacific from October 1st to November 5th. The author will be leading the discussions, so if you want first-hand feedback from Cara Meredith herself, this is a great opportunity! If you are interested in joining the discussion group, please purchase the widely-available book on your own and register for the Zoom call with the button below.
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In this spiritual memoir, a white woman in an interracial marriage and mixed-race family paints a beautiful path from white privilege toward racial healing, from ignorance toward seeing the image of God in everyone she meets.
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Cara Meredith is a writer, speaker and sought-after conversationalist. A former high school English teacher and non-profit outreach director, her writing has appeared in numerous print and online publications. The Color of Life, a spiritual memoir about her journey into issues of justice, race, and privilege, released in February. She holds a Masters of Theology (Fuller Seminary) and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family.
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Author and speaker Cara Meredith grew up in a colorless world. From childhood, she didn't think issues of race had anything to do with her, and she was ignorant of many of the racial realities (including individual and systemic racism) in America today. A colorblind rhetoric had been stamped across her education, world view, and Christian theology.
Then as an adult, Cara's life took on new, colorful hues. She realized that white people in her generation, seeking to move beyond ancestral racism, had swung so far in believing a colorblind rhetoric that they tried to act as if they didn't see race at all.
When Cara met and fell in love with the son of black icon, James Meredith, the power of love helped her see color. She began to notice the shades of life already present in the world around her, while also learning to listen in new ways to black voices of the past. After she married and their little family grew to include two mixed-race sons, Cara knew she would never see the world through a colorless lens again.
Cara Meredith's journey will serve as an invitation into conversations of justice, race, and privilege, asking key questions, such as:
What does it mean to navigate ongoing and desperately needed conversations of race and justice?
What does it mean for white people to listen and learn from the realities our black and brown brothers and sisters face every day?
What does it mean to teach the next generation a theology of justice, reconciliation, and love?
What does it mean to dig into the stories of our past, both historically and theologically, to see the imago Dei in everyone?
Plus, Cara offers an extensive Notes and Recommended Reading section at the end of the book, so you can continue learning, listening, and engaging in this important conversation.
Then as an adult, Cara's life took on new, colorful hues. She realized that white people in her generation, seeking to move beyond ancestral racism, had swung so far in believing a colorblind rhetoric that they tried to act as if they didn't see race at all.
When Cara met and fell in love with the son of black icon, James Meredith, the power of love helped her see color. She began to notice the shades of life already present in the world around her, while also learning to listen in new ways to black voices of the past. After she married and their little family grew to include two mixed-race sons, Cara knew she would never see the world through a colorless lens again.
Cara Meredith's journey will serve as an invitation into conversations of justice, race, and privilege, asking key questions, such as:
What does it mean to navigate ongoing and desperately needed conversations of race and justice?
What does it mean for white people to listen and learn from the realities our black and brown brothers and sisters face every day?
What does it mean to teach the next generation a theology of justice, reconciliation, and love?
What does it mean to dig into the stories of our past, both historically and theologically, to see the imago Dei in everyone?
Plus, Cara offers an extensive Notes and Recommended Reading section at the end of the book, so you can continue learning, listening, and engaging in this important conversation.
