Creating Safe Spaces to Have Honest Conversations About Race
Here are some resources mentioned in the Creating Safe Spaces to Have Honest Conversations About Race webcast conversation between Tina Dyer, Nathan Foster, and Carolyn Arends.
Books and Resources Recommended by Tina Dyer
- Glenn Singleton: Courageous Conversations
- Melanie Hobson Ted Talk: Color blind or color brave
- Short MLK clip: A Riot is the Language of the Unheard
- Film: The Long Shadow
- Parker Palmer: A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward an Undivided Life — Book that explains Circle of Trust.
- Resmaa Menakem: My Grandmother’s Hands
- Ibram X Kendi: Stamped From the Beginning
- Martin Luther King: Strength to Love
- Dallas Willard: Renovation of the Heart
- Robin DeAngelo: White Fragility
Resources recommended by Nathan Foster
- Herbert Spencer Quote: There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance — that principle is contempt prior to investigation.
- Talking Stick Protocol
Other Resources Mentioned in the Webinar and Chat:
- Howard Thurman: Jesus and the Disinherited
- Dr. Walter Fluker (head of the Howard Thurman Papers Project) will be leading us through this book in the Renovaré Book Club. Click HERE to join.
- Paul Tripp Article: The Gospel, The Church, And Racial Injustice
- James McBride: The Color of Water
- Dr. Willie Jennings: The Christian Imagination: Theology and the Origins of Race
- Daniel Hill: White Awake
- Isabel Wilkerson: Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
- Ibram X. Kendi: How to Be an Antiracist
- Debby Irving: Waking Up White, and Finding Myself in the Story of Race
- Podcast: The Invention of Race: One-hour historical documentary that tells the story of the construction of race, and racism, as we live with them today
- Webinar Intro Song-Carolyn Arends:“Willing”
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Tina Dyer
Tina L. Dyer is the founder and principal of Grafted Together Consulting, which exists to support leaders, individuals, and teams in cultivating spaces where truth and authenticity are welcomed, creativity and innovation are unleashed, and equitable and inclusive practices are normalized to create a sense of belonging where all people can thrive.
Tina holds a Bachelor’s in Psychology from the University of California at Davis, and a Master of Arts in Christian Spiritual Formation and Leadership from Friends University, Wichita, KS. She is an alumna of the Renovaré Institute and serves on the Renovaré Board as Treasurer. Tina is a joyful Mom to two young adult children.
Nathan Foster
Nathan Foster is an author and host of Life With God, a Renovaré Podcast. Formerly, he was an Associate Professor of social work and served as the Andrews Chair in Spiritual Formation at Spring Arbor University. He was also a licensed clinical social worker and certified addictions counselor. Nathan has published two books, including The Making of an Ordinary Saint: My Journey from Frustration to Joy with the Spiritual Disciplines.
Carolyn Arends
Carolyn Arends oversees the Renovaré Institute for Christian Spiritual Formation as well as several other Renovaré initiatives, including the Book Club. She is also a recording artist, speaker, author, and college instructor. She lives near Vancouver, BC, with her husband Mark and their two children.
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