Resources: Multicultural Bibliography

The following books include the themes of call and vocation, prayer and spiritual life, worship, biblical story and scripture from a multicultural perspective. Prepared by Rev. Dr. Carolyn Landers Pettigrew

Nonfiction

Crockett, Joseph V. Teaching Scripture From an African American Perspective. Nashville: Discipleship Resources, 1985.

DeYoung,Curtiss. Coming Together: The Bible's Message in an Age of Diversity. PA: Judson Press, 1995.

De Waal, Esther. The Celtic Way of Prayer: Recovery of the Religious Imagination. Doubleday, 1997.

Edelman, Marian Wright. I'm Your Child God: Prayers for Our Children. Hyperion Books for Children, New York,2002.

Eddy, Kathy Wonson and Maren C. Tirabassi. Gifts of Many Cultures: Worship Resources for the Global Community. Ohio: United Church Press, 1995.

Gonzalez, Justo L. Out of Every Tribe and Nation: Christian Theology at the Ethnic Roundtable. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1992.

Helphrey, Juanita J. ed. Worship Resources. Council For American Indian Ministry, 1991.

Kyung, Chung Hyun. Struggle to the Sun Again. Introducing Asian Women's Theology. Maryknoll: Orbis, 1990

Lesher, Jean A. Prayers For The Common Good. Pilgrim Press, Cleveland, Ohio, 1998.

Mackall, Dandi Daley. Why I Believe in God and Other Reflections by Children. Prima Publishing, 1999.

Pettigrew Landers, Carolyn and Woodward, Betsy. Children and Families in Worship: Two Perspectives. Resource developed for Ministry to Children and Families. Worship and Education Ministry Team. United Church of Christ. 2002

Pettigrew Landers, Carolyn. Integrating Multi-cultural Perspectives into Workshop, Curriculum and Resource Design, Doctor of Ministry dissertation, May 2000. Contact Rev. Dr. Landers Pettigrew for more information. Minister for Children and Families, The United Church of Christ,700 Prospect Ave, Cleveland, Ohio 44115

Pettigrew, Carolyn Landers. Spiritual Deepening in Small Groups: Facilitator's Guide and Spiritual Deepening in Small Groups: Participant's Booklet. United Church Resources, Cleveland, Ohio, 1999.

Pettigrew, Carolyn Landers and Betsy Woodard. Children and Families in Worship: A Resource. Spring, 2002. Available from the United Church of Christ's Minister for Children and Families, Carolyn Landers Pettigrew.

Santiago, Esmeralda. When I was Puerto Rican. New York: Vintage Books, 1993.

Schaper, Donna. Sabbath Sense: A Spiritual Antidote for the Overworked. Innisfree Press, Inc., 1997.

Thurman, Howard. Moods of Christmas. Friends United Press, 1985.

Treat, James. Native and Christian: Indigenous Voices on Religious Identity in the United States and Canada. New York: Rutledge, 1996.

Tutu, Desmond. An African Prayer Book. Doubleday, 1995.

Yust, Karen Marie. Attentive to God: Spirituality in the Church Committee. Chalice Press, 2001.

Weems, Renita J. Just a Sister Away: A Womanist Vision of Women's Relationships in the Bible. Laura Media, 1988.

Weems, Renita J. Listening For God: A Minister's Journey Through Silence and Doubt. Simon and Schuster, 1999.

Fiction

Kingsolver, Barbara. The Bean Tree. HarperPerennial, 1990. The Poisonwood Bible. HarperPernnial, 2000.
www.kingsolver.com

Tan Amy. The Joy Luck Club. New York: The Putnam's Sons, 1989

Children Learn What They Read: A resource for educators, families and churches, Carolyn Landers Pettigrew, D.Min. and Dawn Karima Pettigrew, M.F.A. This bibliography of award winning children's books, includes a synopsis of each book, spiritual themes, relevant scripture, discussion, spiritual applications, prayer opportunities and suggested activities for each book. The listing is multi-cultural. For more information contact Carolyn Landers Pettigrew at the address listed above.

The Way We Make Sense, Dawn Karima Pettigrew, M.F.A. Writer in Residence and faculty member at Western Carolina University. "On every page of The Way We Make Sense, a sparkling, wildly original and inventive novel, Dawn Karima Pettigrew provides us with the complex joys and strictures of a world that demands our attention. Her characters are red, white, black and brown, but above all they are real. She cares so much about them that they become a part of our lives, too. This is a most auspicious debut. "Dawn Karima Pettigrew-make no mistake about it-is a writer." David Citino, Professor of English and Creative Writing, Ohio State University. Publisher, Auntlute, October 2002.

Information taken from the National UCC website: http://www.ucc.org/children/multicultural-bibliography.html
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