January 2018 Books

Friends Journal Books, January 2018

This month’s reviews include The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein; Lucretia Mott Speaks edited by Christopher Densmore, Carol Faulkner, Nancy Hewitt, and Beverly Wilson Palmer; and Race and Place by David P. Leong.

 

January 2018 Books

The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America

By Richard Rothstein. Liveright, 2017. 368 pages. $27.95/hardcover; $17.95/paperback (May 2018); $26.23/eBook. The title of this fascinating analysis of racialized…

Reviewed by Reviewed by David Breitzmann

January 2018 Books

Lucretia Mott Speaks: The Essential Speeches and Sermons

Edited by Christopher Densmore, Carol Faulkner, Nancy Hewitt, and Beverly Wilson Palmer. University of Illinois Press, 2017. 304 pages. $75/hardcover;…

Reviewed by Reviewed by Marty Grundy

January 2018 Books

Race & Place: How Urban Geography Shapes the Journey to Reconciliation

By David P. Leong, IVP Books, 2017. 208 pages. $16/paperback; $15.99/eBook. I couldn’t put down David Leong’s guide because it…

Reviewed by Reviewed by Carl Blumenthal

January 2018 Books

Rhythms of Grace / An Unhurried Leader

Rhythms of Grace: Life-Saving Disciplines for Spiritual Leaders. By David O. Williams. Barclay Press, 2017. 138 pages. $14/paperback. An Unhurried…

Reviewed by Reviewed by Chris Mohr

January 2018 Books

Solutionary Rail: A people-powered campaign to electrify America’s railroads and open corridors to a clean energy future

By Bill Moyer, Patrick Mazza and the Solutionary Rail Team. Backbone Campaign, 2016. 107 pages. $19.95/paperback. Many years ago, as…

Reviewed by Reviewed by Ruah Swennerfelt

January 2018 Books

The Spirit of Dialogue: Lessons from Faith Traditions in Transforming Conflict

By Aaron T. Wolf. Island Press, 2017. 205 pages. $30/paperback; $29.99/eBook. Island Press publishes books on environmental issues, often involving…

Reviewed by Reviewed by Sandy and Tom Farley

January 2018 Books

Trouble I’ve Seen: Changing the Way the Church Views Racism

By Drew G. I. Hart. Herald Press, 2016. 157 pages. $29.99/hardcover; $16.99/paperback; $12.99/eBook. A few months ago, I walked to…

Reviewed by Reviewed by Steve Chase

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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America

January 1, 2018

Lucretia Mott Speaks: The Essential Speeches and Sermons

January 1, 2018

Race & Place: How Urban Geography Shapes the Journey to Reconciliation

January 1, 2018