{"id":4857,"date":"2020-11-02T23:26:48","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T23:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/?p=4857"},"modified":"2020-11-02T23:26:48","modified_gmt":"2020-11-02T23:26:48","slug":"the-ethics-of-dialogue-and-debate-book-review-editors-introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/the-ethics-of-dialogue-and-debate-book-review-editors-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ethics of Dialogue and Debate Book Review Editor’s Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"

The book reviews in this issue carry forward the theme of dialogue found in the essays.\u00a0 First, Sarah\u00a0Bereza\u00a0reviews\u00a0Preaching in the Purple Zone: Ministry in the Red-Blue Divide<\/em>\u00a0by Leah D. Schade.\u00a0 Schade proposes a sermon-dialogue-sermon model for eliciting grace-filled conversations about divisive topics.<\/p>\n

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Next, we pioneer a new format for a Journal of Lutheran Ethics book review.\u00a0 Together, Angela\u00a0Khabeb\u00a0and Ingrid Rasmussen conduct a book review in the format of a conversation that brings into striking relief the impact of one\u2019s social location in responding to a book. These two ELCA pastors discuss\u00a0Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination<\/em>\u00a0in the United States<\/em>\u00a0by Lenny Duncan, also an ELCA pastor.<\/p>\n

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We close with notations of additional resources for engaging congregations in dialogue about difficult issues in church and society.<\/p>\n

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Additional Resources<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n

The ELCA has produced a number of resources to assist congregations and other groups in coming together to engage challenging issues.\u00a0 The links below provide entry points for inviting and hosting conversations of moral deliberation in difficult matters of faith and life.<\/p>\n

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