By: Elysse Burns on September 18, 2024
The following summaries highlight the pivotal points of authors Brett Fuller and Jim Wallis. In each text, the authors encourage readers to rethink the status quo and strive for something bigger: racial reconciliation, women in spiritual leadership, and prophetic politics. They challenge us to engage. Jim Wallis said it well, “We are the ones we…
By: Kari on September 17, 2024
Politics, women in leadership, and America’s racism are three topics I choose not to discuss with certain family members. Ironically, these are also three topics of the books for this week’s assignment. Below are the main ideas in these books and questions I would like to ask the authors. God’s Politics: Why the Right Gets…
By: Jennifer Vernam on September 17, 2024
Brett Fuller Brett Fuller is a pastor, NFL Chaplain and has been politically active a one-time member of an advisory board to George W Bush. He also proposed a bill to congress to build a memorial to American slaves of the past. In his book, Dreaming In Black And White,[1] Fuller uses his rich history…
By: Graham English on September 17, 2024
The two authors represented in this post, come from very different backgrounds. Brett Fuller has served as a Senior pastor in his church for 30 years and he has served as an advisor to Republican president, George Bush. Jim Wallis is a theologian and political activist and has served as a spiritual advisor to Democratic…
By: Jenny Dooley on September 17, 2024
Dreaming in Black and White First off, the vulnerability of Pastor Brett Fuller in telling his story is inspiring and courageous. I appreciate his heart and patience in helping me understand a lived experience so different than mine. Reading Dreaming in Black and White is a reminder that those who experience suffering and oppression have…
By: Glyn Barrett on September 17, 2024
Each of the books today addresses some of the most challenging issues in contemporary society, namely, race, gender, and political faith. The first book, Dreaming in Black and White[1] by Brett Fuller, examines the complexities of race and faith in the context of personal transformation and leadership. The second, High Ceilings, Women in Leadership,[2] by…
By: Kim Sanford on September 17, 2024
This week we are tasked with writing a different sort of blog post, in preparation for our week in Washington D.C. Firstly, let’s dive into Jim Wallis’ book. In God’s Politics: Why the Left Gets it Wrong and the Right Doesn’t Get it, Wallis lays out his vision for a political ecosystem according to Kingdom…
By: Scott Dickie on September 16, 2024
Brett Fuller, Dreaming In Black And White Main Points & Primary Thesis: I’m not sure you can do an inspectional reading of this book…at least the first part. Fuller’s story, written simply but eloquently, pulls you in. Quite frankly, I think the story deserves some intentional engagement. Both Fuller’s personal story and his narration of…
By: Ryan Thorson on September 16, 2024
Both Fuller and Wallis’ books were helpful primers for our week together in DC and I am looking forward to learning from them both together as cohorts! Fuller seeks to add perspective in his book High Ceilings and his own insights into a long history of scholarship and debate around the biblical role of women in leadership.…
By: John Fehlen on September 16, 2024
Right out of the gate…I have two honest confessions. Firstly, I did NOT incorporate Jim Wallis’ God Politics into this post (although I read it entirely and enjoyed it thoroughly…so much so that I just finished reading his latest book The False White Gospel!). My apologies to Mr. Wallis. I am deeply grateful for his…
By: Jeff Styer on September 16, 2024
Brett Fuller’s Dreaming in Black and White[1] In his book Bishop Brett Fuller shares how racism impacted his own family and how their response helped them to rise above the feelings of anger associated with it. Fuller shares how racism is systemically built into our nations systems. Fuller makes a call for reconciliation and how…
By: Pam Lau on September 16, 2024
This past Thursday evening, Brad and I sat in Hoover auditorium with a small group of professors, students and community members listening to Michael Wear give a lecture on his newest book, The Spirit of our Politics[1]. Michael wrote his profound and hope-filled book for those who are discouraged and exhausted by bitterness and rage in…
By: Diane Tuttle on September 16, 2024
This post will discuss two authors whose works challenge readers to think and act in ways that seem contrary to conventional politics. Brett E. Fuller is a Christian pastor, author, who also serves as chaplain for the Washington Football Team. High Ceilings: Women In Leadership, offers a different perspective regarding where and how women are…
By: Tim Clark on September 16, 2024
It’s hard to believe we’re preparing for our final advance. It seems like only yesterday when I arrived in Cape Town with NO IDEA what to expect. I remember thinking the 3rd year students were so… advanced. And that this was going to be an exceptionally long process. However, this program has sped by, and…
By: Travis Vaughn on September 16, 2024
Dreaming in Black and White In Dreaming in Black and White, pastor, NFL football chaplain, and author Brett Fuller wants his black and white readers to build bridges to one another. He wants his white readers to understand the history of African Americans in the U.S. with empathy and compassion. He wants to help them…
By: Adam Cheney on September 16, 2024
I loved the inspectional readings for this week. I found myself agreeing with both authors time and time again and look forward to our advance to hear their lectures in person. I will certainly be diving back into these books to read them completely. This blog will overview this week’s readings and posit some questions…
By: Esther Edwards on September 16, 2024
As I read through the assigned readings, I found it difficult to simply do an inspectional reading. All three texts gave much to ponder regarding racial injustice, women in leadership, and the great polarizing effect of church and politics. I will start with the books written by Brett E. Fuller. I must admit, I come…
By: Kally Elliott on September 16, 2024
Brett Fuller is Senior Pastor at Grace Covenant Church in Chantilly, VA. He serves as Chaplain to the NFL’s Washington Football Team now known as the Commanders, and has served on President Bush’s Advisory Board for Historically Black Colleges and Universities. He is known for his efforts in and emphasis on Christian peacemaking and…
By: Noel Liemam on September 15, 2024
Basically, How to Win For this particular reading or blogpost assignment, I have picked the book by Sun Tsu, “The Art of War.” It is claimed to have been written around the 5th Century BCE by a Chinese military strategist by the name Sun Tsu, and it said that the original text was written on…
By: Jennifer Eckert on September 15, 2024
This week’s assignment brings continued thoughts about power and dominance over those who are disenfranchised following my recent blog on John Wesley’s book, Thoughts Upon Slavery. Authors Jim Wallis and Brett Fuller bring meaningful and unique viewpoints that combine Biblical and historical reflections with contemporary ideas on leadership and justice. Jim Wallis, who wrote God’s…
