Plowshares Book Group
Plowshares is a book discussion group meeting 4-5 times per year that is open to both members of the congregation and the community at large. By participating in regular group discussions of challenging books, we hope to learn more about issues facing our community and the people in it. We would also like to deepen our relationships with each other and to better understand what our walks with Christ should look like. Our name comes from Isaiah 2:4 (“They shall beat their swords into plowshares”) and is meant to both suggest our interest in social justice issues and to highlight our desire to plow into the selected book and share our thoughts. Past books have included “Tomorrow’s Bread” by Anna Jean Mayhew; “Caste” by Isabel Wilkerson; “Wilmington’s Lie” by David Zucchino; “The Vanishing Half” by Brit Bennett; “Evicted” by Matthew Desmond; “How to Be an Antiracist” by Ibram X. Kendi; “Money Rock” by Pam Kelley; “White Fragility” by Robin DeAngelo; “Decolonizing Wealth” by Edgar Villanueva; and more.
Featured Resources
‘Wilmington’s Lie’ Author Traces The Rise Of White Supremacy In A Southern City
FPC Living Room Learning Panel: Evictions – a Charlotte Crisis
The Scars of Slavery
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Attend Next Book Discussion
OCTOBER 13 | 7 PM | ZOOM
Join us for a discussion of “Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World” by Katharine Hayhoe, a climate scientist and Evangelical Christian, who shows how to open hearts and minds to the truth of climate change, starting with love and respect for all and ending in optimism for the fate of the planet.
Host a Discussion Group
Gather a group of your own to read and discuss one of the books Plowshares has studied. We are happy to share the discussion agenda, discussion questions, author bio, and book summary we used.