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Esau McCaulley's book, Reading While Black, is a series of reflections drawing from Black church tradition(s) on theological and practical matters related to Black Christian life, including policing, political activism, recognizing race as an important factor in life, and so forth.
McCaulley was clearly drawing from a lot of source material that I'm familiar with and have read, e.g., Howard Thurman's Jesus and the Disinherited, MLK, Jr., and so forth. As such, I didn't find much of what he said particularly unique or groundbreaking (I don't mean that as a critique).
I think McCaulley's book works best probably for someone who is fairly conservative theologically, but skeptical yet open toward racial justice issues. It seems particularly well situated to speak to someone with that kind of standpoint.
McCaulley was clearly drawing from a lot of source material that I'm familiar with and have read, e.g., Howard Thurman's Jesus and the Disinherited, MLK, Jr., and so forth. As such, I didn't find much of what he said particularly unique or groundbreaking (I don't mean that as a critique).
I think McCaulley's book works best probably for someone who is fairly conservative theologically, but skeptical yet open toward racial justice issues. It seems particularly well situated to speak to someone with that kind of standpoint.