St. Francis in the Foothills UMC

The Book of Joy – by the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu

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In April 2015, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama had a conversation that looked back on their long lives to answer one question: How do we find joy in the face of life’s inevitable suffering? We get to listen in as these two brilliant, spiritual giants explore the nature of true joy and confront each of the obstacles to joy.

White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo

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With this book, subtitled Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism, we are given a stirring call of conscious to join the ranks of white antiracist thinkers who are thinking deeply about how the intertwined threads of social destiny and political prescription bind our white identity to moral neutrality and cultural universality. This book challenges us to social maturity as we both face the world we’ve made, and seek to remake it for those who do not have our privilege.

How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

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Antiracism is a transformative concept that reorients and reenergizes the conversation about racism. Kendi will take us on a widening journey of antiracist ideas that will help us see all forms of racism clearly, while challenging us to work to oppose them in ourselves and others.