Curtiss Paul DeYoung

The French Caribbean authors of In Praise of Creoleness (�loge de la Cr‚olit‚) exclaim, "Neither Europeans, nor Africans, nor Asians, we proclaim ourselves to be Creoles." Creoleness, therefore, becomes a metaphor for humanity in all its diversity. Unique among the many images useful for discussing diversity, Creoleness is formed within a history of injustice, oppression, and empire. Creolization offers a way of envisioning a future through the interplay between cultural diversity, injustice and oppression, and intersectionality. People of faith must embrace such metaphors and practices to be relevant and effective for ministry in the 21st century. Using biblical exposition in conversation with present day Creole metaphors and cultural research, Becoming Like Creoles seeks to awaken and prepare followers of Jesus to live and minister in a world where injustice is real and cultural diversity is rapidly increasing. This book will equip ministry readers to embrace a Creole process, becoming culturally competent and social justice focused, whether they are emerging from a history of injustice or they are heirs of privilege.

Living and Leading at the Intersections of Injustice, Culture, and Religion

Becoming Like Creoles

Wilda C. Gafney

Leticia A. Guardiola-Saenz

Highlighting the role of cultures in both the development of the Bible and in its subsequent reception around the world, The Peoples' Companion to the Bible enables students to see how social location-including gender, ethnicity, social class, and cultural pluralism-has figured in the ways particular peoples have understood the biblical text. But it also helps students formulate their own social location and biblical horizon as a key to understanding the Bible and its import for them.

The Peoples' Companion to the Bible

Explores what the Bible says about such injustices as racism, sexism, and classism.

The Bible's Message in an Age of Diversity

Coming Together

On the fifteenth anniversary of its original publication, this newly revised and expanded edition offers readers an in-depth study of multiculturalism and diversity in the Christian Scriptures. The original edition has been abridged to make room for nearly 50 percent new material, featuring new contributions from men and women of various cultures and contexts and expanding the definition of diversity to encompass more than race and ethnicity. A great resource for college, university, and seminary courses on reconciliation, multicultural ministry, and biblical studies.

Coming Together in the 21st Century

Michael O. Emerson

George Yancey

Presents an argument for multiracial Christian congregations in breaking down racial barriers in the United States.

The Multiracial Congregation as an Answer to the Problem of Race

United by Faith

* Portraits of three of the most important and effective activists of the last 60 years

How Faith Inspires Social Justice

Living Faith

An invitation to reclaim our worth as persons created in the image of God. Both scholarly and personal, Curtiss Paul DeYoung's profound public journey has intersected again and again with social realities of injustice and alienation. He graciously shares here his compelling story of hope and reconciliation. New insights and new challenges arise as he encounters Desmond Tutu, Malaak Shabazz, Rabbi Menachem Froman, Sojourner Truth, Samuel Ruiz Garcia, Lani Guinier, Cain Hope Felder, James Earl Massey, Mary McLeod Bethune, Ronald Takaki, Samuel Hines, Howard Thurman, and many others. The hallmarks of DeYoung's engaging narrative are spiritual transformation, innovative leadership, and creative courage.

Curtiss Paul DeYoung

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