{"id":9558,"date":"2022-11-26T23:14:31","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T05:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/?page_id=9558"},"modified":"2023-03-21T00:21:05","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T05:21:05","slug":"reading-groups","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/reading-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#5DC7C9&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;71px|0px|54px|0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Fira Sans|900|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;72px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;48px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Reading Groups<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;31px|0px|52px|0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;878px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gathering around tables, over lunch, relevant books are discussed. Typically, two books are selected each fall and spring semester. Selections are organized around several themes: Mission, Teaching and Learning, Technology and Personal Development. Below is a sample of some of the books read in recent years. This list also makes an excellent resource for personal reading goals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;878px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||2px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-3px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; inline_fonts=&#8221;Fira Sans&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #5dc7c9;font-family: Fira Sans;font-size: x-large\"><b>Teaching and Learning<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><em>Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning<\/em>, <strong>James M. Lang<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>On Christian Teaching: Practicing Faith in the Classroom,\u00a0<\/em><strong>David I. Smith<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning<\/em>,\u00a0<strong>Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, et al.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain<\/em>,\u00a0<strong>Annie Murphy Paul<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>Teaching Change: How to Develop Independent Thinkers Using Relationships, Resilience, and Reflection<\/em>,\u00a0<strong>Jos\u00e9 Antonio Bowen<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>Teaching to Transgress<\/em>,\u00a0<strong>bell hooks<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-1px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; inline_fonts=&#8221;Fira Sans&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #5dc7c9;font-family: Fira Sans;font-size: x-large\"><b>Mission<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Diversity Matters:Race, Ethnicity, and the Future of Christian Higher<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Education,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/span><strong> Karen A. Longman<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After the Last Border: Two Families and the Story of Refuge in America<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,\u00a0<strong>Jessica Goudeau<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Until we are Free: My Fight for Human Rights in Iran<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,\u00a0<strong>Shirin Ebadi<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,\u00a0<strong>Allison Barr<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i>I&#8217;m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness<\/i>,\u00a0<strong>Austin Channing Brown<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church&#8217;s Complicity in<\/em> Racism,\u00a0<strong>Jemar Tisby and Lecrae Moore<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;878px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||35px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; inline_fonts=&#8221;Fira Sans&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #5dc7c9;font-family: Fira Sans;font-size: x-large\"><b>Personal Development<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,\u00a0<strong>Bren\u00e9 Brown<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don&#8217;t Know,\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Adam Grant<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><em>The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact<\/em>,\u00a0<strong>Chip Heath, Dan Heath, et al.<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||35px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; inline_fonts=&#8221;Fira Sans&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #5dc7c9;font-family: Fira Sans;font-size: x-large\"><b>Technology<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ecologies of Faith in the Digital Age: Spiritual Growth Through Online Education<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,\u00a0<strong>Stephen D. 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