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    Fear of the Other Leader Guide: No Fear in Love
    Fear of the Other Leader Guide: No Fear in Love
    Fear of the Other Leader Guide: No Fear in Love
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    Fear of the Other Leader Guide: No Fear in Love

    By Erin Hawkins and Bishop William H. Willimon

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    This five-week DVD/video based small group study (DVD and Leader Guide) companion to the book, Fear of the Other: No Fear in Love invites readers to consider the Gospel command to love (and not merely tolerate) those considered to be “Other” or outside mainstream Christian culture. This Leader Guide and the DVD (9781501857249), sold seperately, are required for the small group study.

    Rooted in the faith of Israel and the Christian story and vision, Willimon – in an onscreen conversation with Delia Catalina Ramirez, brings a non-technical, Wesleyan perspective to bear on what may be the hardest thing for people of faith to do: keeping and loving the Other as Other.

    Emphasizing the biblical mandate to receive Others in their particularity and difference as gifts and mysteries bearing the grace of God, this study also offers a strong critique of the privileged who all too often rush to language of reconciliation and evade the huge inequalities surrounding conversations and practices dealing with xenophobia and injustice.

    Rooted in the New Testament understanding of Gentile outsiders grafted into the covenant community, this study invites readers to an on-the ground faith that hearkens to a soliciting and revealing God – the God who comes to us again and again through so-called outsiders, strangers, immigrants, and those without status.

    The 5 video conversations between Will Willimon and Delia Ramirez focus on each of the five chapters of Fear of the Other:
    Session 1: Saved by the Other
    Session 2: The Other, My Enemy
    Session 3: Learning to Fear Like Christians
    Session 4: Loving the Other in Church
    Session 5: Jesus, the Other

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAbingdon Press
    Release dateAug 15, 2017
    ISBN9781501857317
    Fear of the Other Leader Guide: No Fear in Love
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    Erin Hawkins

    Erin M. Hawkins is General Secretary of the General Commission on Religion and Race. She is the lead official of the denominational agency that cultivates racial inclusion and the full participation of all people into the work, witness and life of The UMC. She holds a Masters degree in Organizational Development from American University, and a Masters degree in Public Policy from Indiana University.

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      Fear of the Other Leader Guide - Erin Hawkins

      William H. Willimon

      FEAR

      OF THE

      OTHER

      NO FEAR IN LOVE

      LEADER GUIDE

      by Erin M. Hawkins

      FEAR OF THE OTHER LEADER GUIDE:

      NO FEAR IN LOVE

      Copyright © 2017 by Abingdon Press

      All rights reserved

      No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, except as may be expressly permitted by the 1976 Copyright Act or in writing from the publisher. Requests for permission should be addressed in writing to Permissions, Abingdon Press, 2222 Rosa L. Parks Blvd., PO Box 280988, Nashville, TN 37228-0988, or e-mailed to permissions@abingdonpress.com.

      This book is printed on acid-free paper.

      ISBN: 978-1-5018-5730-0

      Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from the Common English Bible. Copyright © 2011 by the Common English Bible. All rights reserved. Used by permission. www.CommonEnglishBible.com.

      17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26—10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

      MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

      CONTENTS

      How to Use This Guide

      INTRODUCTION AND EPISODE 1

      Saved by the Other

      EPISODE 2

      The Other, My Enemy

      EPISODE 3

      Learning to Fear Like Christians

      EPISODE 4

      Loving the Other in Church

      EPISODE 5

      Jesus, the Other

      HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE

      Fear of the Other is a subject whose time has come given the divided nature of relationships in the church and world today. Thank you for saying yes to facilitating a process in which participants through study and dialogue can explore their histories and beliefs in light of their commitment to be disciples of Jesus Christ. As a facilitator, you play a key role in the weekly classroom sessions, which are a critical component of the study’s overall experience. Your guidance will shape the interactions between the participants and nurture the impact this study has on their

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