Healing Haunted Histories Course - Updated

This virtual course begins on October 2 and ends on November 7. All other sessions are Thursday evening discussions from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm on October 8, 15, 22, & 29. Healing Haunted Histories is more than a book study. It is an invitation into a journey of faith, discovery, truth-telling, repair, and transformation--a journey toward the Beloved Community Jesus calls us to embody. It is a journey into your own family story. Drawing on Elaine Enns and Ched Myers' Healing Haunted Histories: A Settler Discipleship of Decolonization, participants will explore the intersections of land, ancestry, history, race, faith, and community through the Landlines-Bloodlines-Songlines framework. Together, we will engage social analysis, communal narratives, historical research, biblical reflection, and the stories of the places and peoples who have formed us. This is not passive learning. Participants will undertake their own research, listen deeply to one another, wrestle honestly with difficult histories, and explore practices of reparation, restorative justice, and Restorative Solidarity. Healing Haunted Histories fundamentally changed the way I understand myself and the work of Beloved Community. Our liberation is bound together--the liberation of Indigenous people, Black people, BIPOC communities, and my own liberation as a white man. This work is about life. It is about love. And frankly, y'all, it is about salvation. Steve Taylor, United Methodist Home Missioner Whether you have been engaged in the work of racial and restorative justice for decades or are just beginning to examine your own story, there is a place for you in this journey. THE VIRTUAL JOURNEY Opening Intensive Session: October 2-3Friday's session begins at 6:30 pm and ends at 8:30 pm.Saturday's session begins at 8:45 am and ends at 3:30 pm Weekly Online Community -- October 8, 15, 22 & 29Thursdays, 7:00-9:00 pm Closing Intensive Session: November 6-7This weekend session is very similar to the Opening Session. Order Book Now - directly from the publisher or from your preferred bookstore.** If you order from the link above, enter this discount code HHHEV226 at check-out for a 40% discount. If you have any trouble with your order, contact Wipf & Stock customer service by phone or email. Facilitators are: Reverend Dr. Lynne Caldwell and Home Missioner Steve Taylor Deadline to register is September 16.Required ReadingParticipants are asked to purchase and read Healing Haunted Histories: A Settler Discipleship of Decolonization prior to the first retreat weekend. After registering, you will receive a discount code and instructions for purchasing the book. Register Now