NEW BEGINNINGS FOR 2025: SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHIC RESOURCES FOR MLK, DEIB, RRR
Bibliographic Brief for Black History Month, February 2025
Theme Bibliography: At the beginning of this new year, we celebrate the heritage of MLK--Martin Luther King, Jr. and Black History Month
We also focus at Luther Seminary on DEIB--Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging.
The final acronym, RRR, is one we've made up to emphasize a renewed focus on Reconciliation and Reversing Racism--all three foci so much needed in today's church and world. As such we've selected important books, journal articles, and other links on these subjects.
Also see these relevant Luther Library Subject Guides and Feature Articles:
"What the Black Church Can Teach the Rest of American Christianity": Podcast from the Russell Moore Show: a conversation with Walter Strickland (Feb 2025)
Luther Seminary's Strategic Plan includes this Objective #1 for inclusion and belonging: "Luther Seminary will develop and implement concrete and measurable plans to promote inclusion and belonging across its organizational structure and programs, in keeping with its
gospel-centered mission, vision and values and the aspirations of the Welcome Statement."
This book calls Protestant churches, and the ELCA in particular, to a church-wide conversation about racism
