Find the list of course texts for upcoming terms here. Please note that sometimes textbook lists may change between course registration and the beginning of the term. For any textbooks you purchase, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with your bookseller's return policy. You may also want to consult the Wiggin Library course reserves page.
*Any course texts available as ebooks from the Wiggin Library are marked with an asterisk.
Fall 2024
Signature Courses
- Vocational Studies 1: Formation [Kirk]
- Manish Mishra-Marzetti and Nancy McDonald Ladd, eds. Seeds of a New Way: Nurturing Authentic and Diverse Religious Leadership (Boston: Skinner House Books, 2024) ISBN 1558969160 Available as paperback or e-book.
- Priya Parker. The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters (Riverhead Books, New York, 2018) ISBN 1594634939 Available as paperback, hardcover, e-book, and audiobook.
- Erin Walter, ed. Care for the World: Reflections on Community Ministry. Available as paperback or e-book.
- Additional readings to be posted on Populi.
- Leadership Studies 1: Formation [Staff]
- Grounding: Theology and Social Praxis [Hogue]
- Foley, Edward. Theological Reflection Across Religious Traditions: The Turn to Reflective Believing (Rowman and Littlefield, 2015): 978-1442247192
- King, Thomas. The Truth about Stories: A Native Narrative (University of Minnesota Press, 2008): 978-0816646272
- Macy, Joanna and Johnstone, Chris, Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We're In with Unexpected Resilience and Creative Power (New World Library 2022): 978-1608687107
- Taiwo, Olufemi. Elite Capture, (Chicago: Haymarket, 2022): 978-1642596885
Master of Divinity Required Courses
- Preaching As If You Mean It [Hergert]
- Blue Note Preaching in a Post-Soul World, Otis Moss III
- How to Preach a Dangerous Sermon, Frank Thomas
- Preaching in Pictures, Peter Jonker
- Constructive Theology [Hogue]
- Anderson, Victor. Creative Exchange: A Constructive Theology of African American Religious Experience (Fortress, 2008). ISBN: 9780800662554.
- Gebara, Ivone. Longing for Running Water: Ecofeminism and Liberation (Fortress, 1999). ISBN: 9781451409901.
- Hogue, Michael S. American Immanence: Democracy for an Uncertain World (Columbia University Press, 2018). ISBN: 9780231172325.
- Rivera, Mayra. The Touch of Transcendence: A Postcolonial Theology of God (Westminster John Knox: Louisville, 2007). ISBN: 9780664230739.
- Tinker, George. Spirit and Resistance: Political Theology and American Indian Liberation (Fortress, 2004). ISBN: 9781451408416.
- Welch, Sharon. Feminist Ethic of Risk. Revised Edition. (Fortress, 1990). ISBN: 9781451418262.
- Healthy Boundaries for Leaders [House]
- Haffner, Debra. A Time to Build: Creating Sexually Healthy Faith Communities. 2nd ed. Westport, CT: Religious Institute, 2012.
- Hemphill, Prentis. What It Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World. 1st ed. New York: Random House, 2024.
- Lipsky, Laura van Dernoot. The Age of Overwhelm: Strategies for the Long Haul. 1st ed. BK Life Book. Oakland, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2018.
- Olsen, David C., and Nancy G. Devor. Saying No to Say Yes: Everyday Boundaries and Pastoral Excellence. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2015.
- Tawwab, Nedra Glover. Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself. New York, NY: TarcherPerigee, 2021.
- ———. The Set Boundaries Workbook: Practical Exercises for Understanding Your Needs and Setting Healthy Limits. New York, NY: TarcherPerigee, 2021.
- Faith Formation in a Changing World [Staff]
- Unitarian Universalist History and Polity [Kirk]
- John Buehrens. Universalists and Unitarians: A People’s History (Boston: Skinner House Press, 2011) ISBN 1558966129 Available as a paperback and e-book.
- Dan McKanan, ed. A Documentary History of Unitarian Universalism: From the Beginning to 1899 – Volume One (Boston: Skinner House Press, 2017) ISBN 1558967893 Available as a paperback and e-book.
- Dan McKanan, ed. A Documentary History of Unitarian Universalism: From 1900 to Present – Volume Two (Boston: Skinner House Press, 2017) ISBN 1558967915 Available as a paperback and e-book.
- Mark D. Morrison-Reed, Darkening the Doorways: Black Trailblazers and Missed Opportunities in Unitarian Universalism (Boston: Skinner House Press, 2011) Available as a paperback and e-book.
- Denise D. Tracy and Emmy Lou Belcher, eds. WomanSpirit: The Rise of Feminism and the Empowerment of Women in Liberal Religion (2024). Purchase the paperback directly through the InSpirit UU Book Shop for an affordable price, or buy the e-book version. InSpirit UU Book Shop shipping takes longer than other methods. Please order in time for class.
- Cynthia Grant Tucker. Prophetic Sisterhood: Liberal Women Ministers of the Frontier, 1880-1930 (Indianapolis: Indiana Universality Press, 1994) ISBN 025320822X Available as a paperback.
- Holley Ulbrich. The Fellowship Movement: A Growth Strategy and Its Legacy (Boston: Skinner House Press, 2007) Purchase the paperback directly through the InSpirit UU Book Shop for an affordable price.
- Conrad Wright. Congregational Polity (FREE online PDF) (1997)
- Hebrew Bible [Beverly]
- Berlin, Adele, and Marc Zvi Brettler, eds. The Jewish Study Bible. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014. ISBN: 9780199978465.
- Collins, John J. A Short Introduction to the Hebrew Bible and Deutero-Canonical Books. 3rd ed. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2018. ISBN: 9781506445991 (paperback) or 9781506446066 (ebook).
Doctor of Ministry Required Courses
- Methods of Leadership and Ministry [Lassiter]
- Judith Butler, Who’s Afraid of Gender (New York: Farrar, Strauss, & Giroux), 2023.
- Kwok Pui Lan, Postcolonial Politics and Theology: Unraveling Empire for a Global World (Louisville: Westminster John Knox), 2021.
- All other readings provided as PDF or access through MLTS library.
- Selections, The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Practical Theology, ed. Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore
- Research Methods and Ethics [House]
- Creswell, John W., and J. David Creswell. Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches. Sixth edition. Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2023.
- Ward, Pete, and Knut Tveitereid. The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Theology and Qualitative Research. Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Religion. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell, 2022.
- Wilson, Shawn. Research Is Ceremony: Indigenous Research Methods. Black Point, Nova Scotia: Fernwood Publishing, 2008.
- Political Theology and Social Ethics [Hogue]
- Hogue, American Immanence: Democracy for an Uncertain World (Columbia: 2018): 978-0231172325
- Bray, Grave Attending: A Political Theology for the Unredeemed (Fordham: 2019): 978-0823286867
- Whitehead, American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church (Brazos, 2023): 978-1587435768
- Townes, Womanist Ethics and the Cultural Production of Evil (Palgrave, 2007): 978-1403972736
- Welch, After the Protests are Heard: Enacting Civic Engagement and Social Transformation (NYU: 2019): 978-1479857906
Electives
- Call of the Wild [Kirk]
- Hawthorne Deming and Lauret E. Savoy, eds. The Colors of Nature: Culture, Identity, and the Natural World (Minneapolis, Minnesota: Milkweed Editions, 2011)
- Annie Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (New York: Harper Perennial Modern Classics (2017)
- Greg Sarris, Becoming Story: A Journey among Seasons, Places, Trees, and Ancestors (Berkeley, California: Heyday, 2022)
- Lauret Savoy, Trace: Memory, History, Race, and the American Landscape (Berkley, California: Counterpoint Press, 2015) ·
- Robin Wall Kimmerer, Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses (Oregon State Press, 2003)
- Peter J. Thusesen, Tornado God: American Religion and Violent Weather (Oxford University Press, 2020)
- Sarah McFarland Taylor, Ecopiety: Green Media and the Dilemma of Environmental Virtue (New York City: New York University Press, 2019)
- Additional readings to be posted on Populi.
Summer 2024
- Introduction to Critical Race Theory [Fears] - book list subject to change
- Required Texts
- Alexander, Taifha, LaToya Baldwin Clark, Kyle Reinhard, and Noah Zatz. CRT Forward: Tracking the Attack on Critical Race Theory. Los Angeles: UCLA School of Law, 2023.
- Crenshaw, Kimberlé Williams. “Unmasking Colorblindness in the Law: Lessons from the Formation of Critical Race Theory.” In Seeing Race Again: Countering Colorblindness across the Disciplines edited by Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw et. al. Oakland: University of California, 2019, 52-84.
- Crenshaw, Kimberlé, Neil Gotanda, Gary Peller, and Kendall Thomas, Eds. Critical Race Theory: The Key Writings that Formed the Movement. New York: The New York Press (Purchase)
- Delgado, Richard, and Jean Stefancic. Critical Race Theory: An Introduction. Fourth Edition. New York: New York University Press, 2023. (Purchase)
- Gotanda, Neil. “A Critique of Our Constitution is Colorblind.” In Critical Race Theory the Cutting Edge edited by Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2013, 35-37.Required Readings
- Lopez, Ian F. Haney. “White by Law.” In Critical Race Theory: The Cutting Edge. Third Edition. Philadelphia: Temple University, 2013, 775-782.
- Ray, Victor. On Critical Race Theory: Why It Matters and Why You Should Care. New York: Random House, 2022. (Purchase)
- Recommended Texts
- Anderson, Carol. White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide. New York: Bloomsbury, 2016.
- Bell Jr., Derrick. And We Are Not Saved: The Elusive Quest for Racial Justice. New York: Basic Books, 1987.
- Bell Jr., Derrick. Faces at the Bottom of the Well: The Permanence of Racism. New York: Basic Books, 1992
- Bell Jr., Derrick. Race, Racism and American Law. Sixth Edition. Boston: Aspen Publishing, 2008.
- Bonilla-Silva, Eduardo. Racism without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in the United States. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2010.
- Bridges, Khiara M. Critical Race Theory: A Primer. St. Paul: Foundation Press, 2019.Recommended Readings
- Crenshaw, Kimberlé Williams, Luke Charles Harris, Daniel Martinez HoSang and George Lipsitz. Seeing Race Again: Countering Colorblindness Across the Disciplines. Oakland: University of California, 2019.
- Delgado, Richard, and Jean Stefancic. Critical Race Theory: The Cutting Edge. Third Edition. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2013.
- Hannah-Jones, Nikole, Caitlin Roper, Ilena Silverman, and Jake Silverstein. The 1619 Project. New York: One world, 2021.
- Hill Fletcher, Jeannine. The Sin of White Supremacy: Christianity, Racism, and Religious Diversity in America. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2017.
- Jordan, Winthrop D. The White Man’s Burden: Historical Origins of Racism in the United States. London: Oxford University Press, 1974.
- López, Ian Haney. Dog Whistle Politics: How Coded Racial Appeals Have Reinvented Racism and Wrecked the Middle Class. New York: Oxford, 2014.
- López, Ian Haney. White by Law: The Legal Construction of Race. New York: New York University Press, 2006.
- Matsuda, Mari J., Charles R. Lawrence III, Richard Delgado, and Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw. Words That Wound: Critical Race Theory, Assaultive Speech, and the First Amendment. Boulder: Westview Press, 1993.
- Maxwell, David (Ed). Race in a Post-Obama America: The Church Responds. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2016.
- Mills, Charles. The Racial Contract. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1997.
- Rothenberg, Paula S. White Privilege: Essential Readings on the Other Side of Racism. New York: Worth Publishers, 2011.
- Rothstein, Richard. The Color of Law: The Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America. New York: Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2017.
- Taylor, Edward, Gillborn, David, and Gloria Ladson-Billings. (Eds). Foundations of Critical Race Theory in Education. New York: Routledge, 2009.
- Woodson, Carter G. The Mis-Education of the Negro. Trenton: Africa World Press, Inc., 1933.
- Spirituality and Social Justice Activism in African American Traditions [Lightsey]
- Cone, James. Black Theology and Black Power. New York: Orbis Books, 1999. (entire book) – 152 pages
- Francis, Leah Gunning. Ferguson and Faith: Sparking Leadership and Awakening Community. St. Louis: Chalice Press, 2015. (chapters 1-5) – 90 pages
- Gates, Henry Louis Jr. The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song. New York: Penguin Press, 2021.
- Lightsey, Pamela. Our Lives Matter: A Womanist Queer Theology. Oregon: Wipf and Stock, 2015. (chapters 5 and Epilogue) 25 pages
- Mingo, AnneMarie. Have You Got Good Religion?: Black Women’s Faith, Courage, and Moral Leadership in the Civil Rights Movement. Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 2024.
- Morrison Reed, Mark. Revisiting the Empowerment Controversy: Black Power and Unitarian Universalism. Boston: Skinner House Books, 2018. 134 pages
- Sorett, Josef. Black is a Church: Christianity and the Contours of African American Life. Oxford University Press, 2023
- Glaude, Eddie. “The Black Church is Dead.” April 26, 2010 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-black-church-is-dead_b_473815
- Response: http://religiondispatches.org/bupdated-with-responseb-the-black-church-is-dead- long-live-the-black-church/
Spring 2024
Signature Courses
- Vocational Studies 2: Communities [Robersmith]
- Meadows, Donella, Thinking in Systems
- Wimberly Jr., John W., The Business of the Church
- Plus at least one of the following—one you’ve not read yet!—considering how people include and exclude people from communities:
- UUA Commission on Institutional Change, Widening the Circle of Connection
- Rahnema, Mitra (ed.), Centering
- Belser, Julia Watts, Loving Our Own Bones
- Wilcox, Melissa M.,Queer Religiosities
- Additional readings will be available via Populi and/or the Meadville Lombard library.
- Additional readings may be added.
- Leadership Studies 2: Administration [House]
- brown, adrienne maree. Holding Change: The Way of Emergent Strategy Facilitation and Mediation. Chico, CA: AK Press Chico, CA, 2021. 978-1849354189.
- McGonigal, Jane. Imaginable: How to See the Future Coming and Feel Ready for Anything--Even Things That Seem Impossible Today. First edition. New York: Spiegel and Grau, 2022. 978-1-954118-09-6
MDiv Requirements
- Introduction to Pastoral Ministry [Taylor]
- Buhuro, Danielle J. Spiritual Care in an Age of #BlackLivesMatter: Examining the Spiritual and Prophetic Needs of African Americans in a Violent America. ISBN-10: 1532648081
- Kujawa-Holbrook, Sheryl, Montagno, Karen. Injustice and the Care of Souls: Taking Oppression Seriously in Pastoral Care (2023 second edition). ISBN-10: 1506482473 MAKE SURE TO USE THE CORRECT EDITION
- Law, Eric H.F. The Wolf Shall Dwell with the Lamb: A Spirituality for Leadership in a Multicultural Community. ISBN-10: 082724231X
- Leas, Speed B. Discover Your Conflict Management Style. ISBN-10: 1566991846
- McGarrah Sharp, Melinda. Misunderstanding Stories: Toward a Postcolonial Pastoral Theology. ISBN-10: 1610972260
The above books are required reading for the course. All books are assigned in their entirety. Additional articles and chapters will be assigned and available via Populi once the semester begins.
- Constructive Theology [Hogue]
- Anderson, Victor. Creative Exchange: A Constructive Theology of African American Religious Experience (Fortress, 2008). ISBN: 9780800662554.
- Gebara, Ivone. Longing for Running Water: Ecofeminism and Liberation (Fortress, 1999). ISBN: 9781451409901.
- Hogue, Michael S. American Immanence: Democracy for an Uncertain World (Columbia University Press, 2018). ISBN: 9780231172325.
- Lightsey, Pamela R. Our Lives Matter: A Womanist Queer Theology (Pickwick, 2015). ISBN: 9781498206648.
- Rivera, Mayra. The Touch of Transcendence: A Postcolonial Theology of God (Westminster John Knox: Louisville, 2007). ISBN: 9780664230739.
- Tinker, George. Spirit and Resistance: Political Theology and American Indian Liberation (Fortress, 2004). ISBN: 9781451408416.
- Welch, Sharon. Feminist Ethic of Risk. Revised Edition. (Fortress, 1990). ISBN: 9781451418262.
- Preaching as If You Mean It [Hergert]
- Blue Note Preaching in a Post-Soul World: Finding Hope in an Age of Despair, Otis Moss III, Westminster, 2015
- Best Advice for Preaching, ed. John McClure, Fortress, 2009
- How to Preach a Dangerous Sermon, Frank Thomas, Abingdon, 2018
- Topics in Worship & Liturgy [Rideout]
- emergent strategy - adrienne marie brown (AK Press)
- Darkening the Doorways - Mark Morrison-Reed (Skinner House)
- After the Good News: Progressive Faith After Optimism: Nancy McDonald Ladd (Skinner House)
- Global Religions [Hogue]
- Michael S. Hogue and Dean Bell, Interreligious Resilience: Interreligious Leadership for a Pluralistic World (Bloomsbury, 2022). ISBN: 978-1350213708.
- John Esposito et al., World Religions Today, 4th ed. (Oxford, 2011). ISBN: 978-0199759514.
- Intro to Ethics [House]
- Cannon, Katie G., Emilie Maureen Townes, and Angela D. Sims. Womanist Theological Ethics: A Reader. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2011. 978-0664235376
- Fluker, Walter E. Ethical Leadership: The Quest for Character, Civility, and Community. Prisms. Minneapolis: Fortress Press Minneapolis, 2009. https://muse.jhu.edu/book/76853/. 978-1-4514-1984-9
- Schneider, Laurel C., and Thelathia Nikki Young. Queer Soul and Queer Theology : Ethics and Redemption in Real Life. Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies. London ; Routledge, 2021. 978-0367820497
- Schweiker, William. The Blackwell Companion to Religious Ethics. Blackwell Companions to Religion. Oxford: John Wiley & Sons Oxford, 2007. 9780470997031
- New Testament [Beverly]
- Ehrman, Bart D. The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings. 4th ed. or later. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007–2019. ISBN: 9780190909000.
- Plus any one of the following:
- Attridge, Harold W., ed. The HarperCollins Study Bible: Fully Revised and Updated. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 2006. ISBN: 9780060786847.
- Coogan, Michael D., ed. The New Oxford Annotated Bible. 5th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018. ISBN: 9780190276089. (4th ed. also okay)
- Levine, Amy Jill, and Marc Zvi Brettler, eds. The Jewish Annotated New Testament. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017. ISBN: 9780190461850. (1st ed. also okay)
- History of Global Christianity [Crowley]
- Robert, Dana L. Christian Mission: how Christianity became a world religion. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. See also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=offYJwd_c-I
- H. C. Kee, E. Albu, C. Lindberg, J. William Frost, and D. L. Robert. (1998). "Christianity: A Social And Cultural History". Christianity: A Social And Cultural History.
- Hastings, Adrian. A World History of Christianity. Grand Rapids, Mich: W.B. Eerdmans, 1999.
- A History of Christianity - a six-part British television series originally broadcast on BBC Four in 2009. The series was presented by Diarmaid MacCulloch.
DMin Requirements
- Theories of Liberation [House]: Fully online, Zoom meetings 6-8 PM Tuesdays (alternating weeks)
- Cooper, Thia. The Reemergence of Liberation Theologies: Models for the Twenty-First Century. New York: Palgrave Macmillan New York, 2013. 978-1-137-29244-5.
- Floyd-Thomas, Stacey M., and Anthony B. Pinn. Liberation Theologies in the United States: An Introduction. New York: NYU Press New York, 2010.9780814728574
- Holmes, Barbara Ann. Liberation and the Cosmos: Conversations with the Elders, Rev. Ed. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press Minneapolis, MN, 2023. 978-1506488424 *Note with Holmes, Liberation and the Cosmos, this is the 2023 Revised Edition
- Murray, Pauli, and Patricia Bell-Scott. Song in a Weary Throat : Memoir of an American Pilgrimage. New York: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company New York, 2018.978-1631494581
- Lloyd, Vincent W. Black Dignity: The Struggle against Domination. New Haven: Yale University Press New Haven, 2022. 9780300253672
- Srinivasan, Amia. The Right to Sex: Feminism in the Twenty-First Century. First American edition. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux New York, 2021. 978-0374248529
- Sze, Julie. Environmental Justice in a Moment of Danger. Oakland, California: University of California Press Oakland, California, 2020. 9780520971981
Electives
- Introduction to Buddhist Traditions [Straube]: Fully online, Zoom meetings Noon-2 PM Fridays
- Keown, Damien. Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction. (Oxford Books) 978-0-19-966383-5
- Kornfield, Jack. The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology. (Bantam Books) eISBN 978-0-553-90505-2
- O’Brien, Barbara. The Circle of the Way: A Concise History of Zen From Buddha to the Modern World. (Shambala) 9781611805789
- Williams, angel Kyodo et.al Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love and Liberation. (North Atlantic Books) 978-1-62317-098-1
- Wright, Robert. Why Buddhism Is True. (Simon and Schuster.). 978-4391-9545-1
Fall 2023
- Vocational Studies: Formation [Kirk]
- Julia Cameron. The Artist’s Way: 25th Anniversary Edition (TarcherPerigee, 2016) ISBN 9780143129257. Available as paperback, hardcover, e-book, and audiobook.
- Parker, Priya. The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters (Riverhead Books, New York, 2018) ISBN 1594634939. Available as paperback, hardcover, e-book, and audiobook.
- Update: Walter, Erin, ed. Care for the World: Reflections on Community Ministry. Available as paperback and e-book.
- Other readings will include chapters, articles, and essays linked in Populi.
- Leadership Studies: Formation [Hicks] (subject to change)
- Berger, Jennifer Garvey. (2020). Unlocking Leadership Mindtraps: How to Thrive in Complexity. Stanford U Press.
- Gilbert, Richard. (2014). Growing up Absorbed: Religious Education and the Unitarian Universalists.
- Harris, Maria. (1989). Teaching and Religious Imagination.
- Kagan, Robert (2009). Immunity to Change: How to Overcome It and Unlock the Potential in Yourself and Your Organization). Leadership for the Common Good) (PDF)
- Menakem, Resmaa (2017.). My Grandmother’s Hands. Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending our Hearts and Bodies.
- Patterson, et al. (2022). (3rd ed). Crucial Conversations: Tools for talking when the stakes are high.
- Steinke Peter (2012). How Your Church Family Works: Understanding Congregations as Emotional Systems
- UUA: (2020). Widening the circle of concern. Report of the UUA Commission on Institutional change.
- UUMA Guidelines (current)
- Grounding 1: Theology and Social Praxis [Hogue]
- Foley, Edward. Theological Reflection Across Religious Traditions: The Turn to Reflective Believing (Rowman and Littlefield, 2015).
- Hogue, Michael S. “The Matrix of Whiteness,” Currents in Theology and Mission 49:1 (January 2022).
- Hogue, Michael S. “Trump: The Apotheosis of American Exceptionalism,” in Doing Theology in the Age of Trump: A Critical Report on Christian Nationalism, eds. Robbins and Crockett (Cascade, 2018)
- King, Thomas. The Truth about Stories: A Native Narrative (University of Minnesota Press, 2008).
- Liu, Eric and Hanauer, Nick. Gardens of Democracy (Sasquatch Press, 2011)
- Mills, Charles, The Racial Contract (Cornell University Press, 1999, 2022)
- Young, Iris Marion. “Faces of Oppression,” Chapter 2 in Justice and the Politics of Difference (Princeton, 1990).
- NOTE: Additional readings and other resources may also be assigned and will be made available through the library reserve page for this class or Populi.
- Unitarian Universalist History and Polity [Kirk]
- John Buehrens. Universalists and Unitarians: A People’s History (Boston: Skinner House Press, 2011) ISBN 1558966129. Available as a paperback and e-book.
- Dan McKanan, ed. A Documentary History of Unitarian Universalism: From the Beginning to 1899 – Volume One (Boston: Skinner House Press, 2017) ISBN 1558967893. Available as a paperback and e-book.
- Dan McKanan, ed. A Documentary History of Unitarian Universalism: From 1900 to Present – Volume Two (Boston: Skinner House Press, 2017) ISBN 1558967915
- Mark Morrison Reed. Selma Awakening: How the Civil Rights Movement Tested and Changed Unitarian Universalism (Skinner House Press, 2014). Available as a paperback and e-book.
- Leonard Smith. The Unitarians: A Short History (Blackstone Editions, Second Edition, 2008) ISBN 0981640206. Available as a paperback and e-book.
- Cynthia Grant Tucker. Prophetic Sisterhood: Liberal Women Ministers of the Frontier, 1880-1930 (Indianapolis: Indiana Universality Press, 1994) ISBN 025320822X
- Holley Ulbrich. The Fellowship Movement: A Growth Strategy and Its Legacy (Boston: Skinner House Press, 2007). Purchase paperback directly through the InSpirit UU Book Shop for an affordable price or buy the e-book version.
- Conrad Wright. Congregational Polity (FREE online PDF) (1997).
On-Campus Thursday, August 31
- Faith Formation in a Changing World [Hicks]
- Gilbert, Richard (2014). Growing up Absorbed: Religious Education and the Unitarian Universalists.
- Harris, Maria. (1989). Teaching and Religious Imagination.
- Harris, Maria. (1989). Fashion me a people: Curriculum in the church.
- UUA: (2020). Widening the circle of concern. Report of the UUA Commission on Institutional change.
- Introduction to Chaplaincy [Journey]
- Cadge, Wendy and Rambo, Shelly. Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care in the Twenty-First Century: An Introduction. United States: UNC Press, 2022. [ISBN: 9781469667591; $9.95 ebook/$24.95 paperback]
- Hutt, Karen L.. The Call to Care: Essays by Unitarian Universalist Chaplains. United States: Skinner House Books, 2016. [ISBN 978-1558967854; $9.99 ebook/$17.78 paperback]
- Evans, Chaplain Keith. Essential Chaplain Skill Sets: Discovering Effective Ways to Provide Excellent Spiritual Care. United Kingdom: WestBow Press, 2017. [ISBN 978-1973600114; $6.99 ebook/$19.95 paperback]
- Healthy Boundaries for Leaders [House] Updated
- Update 7-14-23: Lipsky Laura van Dernoot and Connie Burk. 2009. Trauma Stewardship : An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others (version First edition) First ed. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler.
- Galindo, Israel. Perspectives on Congregational Leadership: Applying Systems Thinking for Effective Leadership. Israel Galindo, 2009.
- Olsen, David C., and Nancy G. Devor. Saying No to Say Yes: Everyday Boundaries and Pastoral Excellence. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2015.
- Tawwab, Nedra Glover. Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself. New York, NY: TarcherPerigee, 2021.
- ———. The Set Boundaries Workbook: Practical Exercises for Understanding Your Needs and Setting Healthy Limits. New York, NY: TarcherPerigee, 2021.
- Hebrew Bible [Beverly]
- Collins, John J. A Short Introduction to the Hebrew Bible and Deutero-Canonical Books. 3rd ed. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2018. ISBN: 9781506445991 (paperback) or 9781506446066 (ebook).
- Berlin, Adele, and Marc Zvi Brettler, eds. The Jewish Study Bible. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014. ISBN: 9780199978465 (hardback) or 9780190263898 (ebook).
- Chaplains at Work [Taylor]
- Cadge, Wendy & Rambo, Shelly, eds. Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care in the Twenty-First Century, Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 2022.
- McDonald, Joseph, ed. Exploring Moral Injury in Sacred Texts, London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2017.
- Patterson, Kerry, et. al. Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High, New York, NY: McGraw Hill Collections, 2012.
- Rambo, Shelly, et. al. Ebook: Trauma and Moral Injury: A Guiding Framework for Chaplains, Chaplaincy Innovation Lab, 2020
- Additional readings (articles, websites) will be listed and posted to Populi and the course LibGuide.
- Tools for Parish and Non-Profit Administration [LaBoy]
- Required
- Clark, Wayne. Beyond Fundraising: The Complete Guide to Congregational Stewardship. Boston: Unitarian Universalist Association, 2007. ISBN: 1558965238, $20.
- Herring, Hayim and Terri Martinso Elton, Leading Congregations and Nonprofits in a Connected World: Platforms, People, and Purpose. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers: 2016. Kindle: $27.50, Paperback: $29.00. ISBN: 978-1566997690.
- Hotchkiss, Dan. Governance and Ministry: Rethinking Board Leadership. 2nd ed. Lanham, MD., 2016: Rowman & Littlefield. Kindle: $18.50, Paperback: $24. ISBN 978-1566997393 (Selected chapters to be assigned.)
- Powe, F. Douglas. The Adept Church: Navigating Between a Rock and a Hard Place. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2020. Kindle: $9.99, Paperback: $12.99. ISBN: 978-1501896521.
- Rahnema, Mitra, ed. Centering: Navigating Race, Power and Authenticity in Ministry. Boston, MA: Skinner House Books, Unitarian Universalist Association, 2017. Kindle: $9.99, Paperback: $18. ISBN: 978-1-55896799.
- Rendle, Gilbert R., and Susan Beaumont. When Moses Meets Aaron: Staffing and Supervision in Large Congregations. Herndon, VA: Alban Institute, 2007. Kindle: $15.04, Paperback: $23.09; ISBN: 978-1566993517.
- Supplemental
- Dropkin, Murray, et al. Budget-Building Book for Nonprofits: A Step-by-Step Guide for Managers and Boards 2ND EDITION. Jossey-Bass. Paperback: $28.92.
- Heyman, Darian Rodriguez and Laila Brenner. Nonprofit Management 101, 2nd Ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2019. Kindle: $28, Paperback: $16 (Rent), $35 (Purchase); ISBN: 1119585457.
- Kanter, Beth and Aliza Sherman. The Happy, Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2016. Kindle: $17.00, Paperback: $17.49. ISBN-13: 978-1119251118.
- Steinke, Peter. Uproar: Calm Leadership in Anxious Times. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2019. Kindle: $14.49, Paperback: $18.90. ISBN-13: 978-1538116531.
- Race and Religion in America [Kirk]: 3.00 credits
- James Baldwin. The Fire Next Time (Knopf Doubleday Publishing, Reissue, 1992). Available as a paperback, e-book, and audiobook.
- Kathryn Gin Lum. Heathen: Religion and Race in American History (Harvard University Press, 2022). Available as a hardcover, e-book, and audiobook.
- Henry Goldschmidt. Race and Religion Among the Chosen People of Crown Heights (Rutgers University Press, 2006). Available as a paperback and e-book.
- Judith Weisenfeld. New World A-Coming: Black Religion and Racial Identity during the Great Migration (NYU Press, 2016). Available as a paperback and e-book.
- During the first two weeks of class, students will select a novel to read and present later in the semester.
- Other readings will include chapters, articles, and essays linked in Populi.
Doctor of Ministry:
- Methods of Leadership & Ministry [Lassiter
- Spirituality for Social Change [House]
- brown, adrienne marie. We Will Not Cancel Us: And Other Dreams of Transformative Justice. Emergent Strategy Series. Chico, CA: AK Press, 2020.
- Curtice, Kaitlin B. Living Resistance: An Indigenous Vision for Seeking Wholeness Every Day. Grand Rapids,
MI: Brazos Press, 2023.
- Holmes, Barbara Ann. Crisis Contemplation: Healing the Wounded Village. Albuquerque, NM: CAC
Publishing, Center for Action and Contemplation, 2021.
- Patel, Eboo. We Need to Build: Field Notes for Diverse Democracy. Boston: Beacon Press, 2022.
- Reyes, Patrick B. The Purpose Gap: Empowering Communities of Color to Find Meaning and Thrive.
Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster John Knox Press, 2021.
- Steensland, Brian, Jaime Kucinskas, and Anna Xiao Dong Sun. Situating Spirituality: Context, Practice, and
Power. New York: Oxford University Press, 2022.