Learning Together
The UMC is committed to promoting diversity, inclusivity, and equity for all members of the communities we live in. Tracyton UMC would like to invite others to expand their perspective through the lived experiences of others. It is our hope to share available resources that will provide insight and expand knowledge. It is through truly seeing one another that we can break down the barriers that lead to division and distrust.
The UMC offers a variety of resources we invite you to explore: UMC Resources
Please note that some of these resources contain accounts of violence and abuse, as well as strong language. We invite you to keep an open-mind as you explore these resources, as you may encounter beliefs and opinions that do not align with your views.
Theological Resources
Books
A Native American Theology by Clara Sue Kidwell, Homer Noley, and George E. "Tink" Tinker
Shalom and the Community of Creation: An Indigenous Vision by Randy Woodley
Pagans in the Promised Land: Decoding the Doctrine of Christian Discovery by Steven Newcomb
I Found God in Me: A Womanist Biblical Hermeneutics Reader by Mitzi J. Smith (editor)
Womanist Midrash: A Reintroduction to the Women of the Torah and the Throne by Wilda C. Gafney
Toward Decentering the New Testament by Mitzi J. Smith and Yung Suk Kim
The Grammar of God by Aviya Kushner
Podcasts
Holy/Hurt Podcast by Dr. Hillary L. McBride
The Allender Center Podcast by Dr. Dan Allender and Rachael Clinton Chen with various guest contributors
Wild, Holy, & Free by Austin Channing
Racial Justice
Books
How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
The Color of Compromise by Jemar Tisby
If God Still Breathes, Why Can't I?: Black Lives Matter and Biblical Authority by Dr. Angela Parker
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent by Isabel Wilkerson
Podcasts
Intersectionality Matters! by Kimberlee Crenshaw
Combing the Roots by Ally Henny
Television and Film
"The 1619 Project" on Hulu
"What Happened, Miss Simone?" on Netflix
"Rustin" on Netflix
Disability Equity
Books
Far from the Tree by Andrew Solomon
Unmasking Autism by Devon Price, PhD.
A Kids Book About Disability by Kristine Napper
Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist by Judith Heumann and Kristen Joiner
Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally by Emily Ladau
Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century by Alice Wong
We Are Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation by Eric M. Garcia
Podcasts
The Politics of Disability by Mary Fashik
Websites
Deaf Awareness National Deaf Center
LGBTQIA+ Equity
Books
How to They/Them by Stuart Getty
Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity by Andrew Solomon
Take Your Own Advice by Jeffrey Marsh
We Are Everywhere by Matthew Riemer and Leighton Brown
Ten Steps to Nanette by Hannah Gadsby
Holy Runaways: Rediscovering Faith After Being Burned by Religion: by Matthias Roberts
Podcasts
Queerology by Matthias Roberts
Television and Film
"Hannah Gadsby - Nanette" on Netflix
"Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen" on Netflix
"Pray It Away" on Netflix
Websites
Understanding Gender Identities - The Trevor Project website
Glossary of LGBTQIA+ Terms - The Human Rights Campaign website
Being an Ally - GLADD website
Gender Equity
Books
Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez
Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall
Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger by Soraya Chemaly
I Found God in Me: A Womanist Biblical Hermeneutics Reader by Mitzi J. Smith (editor)
Womanist Midrash: A Reintroduction to the Women of the Torah and the Throne by Wilda C. Gafney
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
Podcasts
Television and Film
"Feminists: What Were They Thinking?" on Netflix
"Knock Down the House" on Netflix
Websites
Womanist Theology: https://mitzijsmith.net/
Immigration Rights
Books
The God Who Sees by Karen Gonzalez
Toward Decentering the New Testament by Mitzi J. Smith and Yung Suk Kim
Podcasts
Resettled by Ahmed M. Badr
Television and Film
"Immigration Nation" on Netflix
Effects of Colonialism
Books
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Mexicanos, Third Edition: A History of Mexicans in the United States by Manuel G. Gonzales
"All the Real Indians Died Off": And 20 Other Myths About Native Americans by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and Dina Gilio-Whitaker
Podcasts
Television and Film
"Gather" on Netflix
Websites
Environmental Justice
Environmental Justice Initiatives Beginning in the GNW Area
Books
Indigenous Environmental Justice edited by Karen Jarratt-Snider and Marianne O. Nielsen
Poisoned Water: How the Citizens of Flint, Michigan, Fought for Their Lives and Warned the Nation by Candy J. Cooper with Marc Aronson
Podcasts
Browngirl Green by Kristy Drutman
Sustainably Influenced by Bianca Foley
Television and Film
Unhoused Peoples Justice
Books
Breakfast at Sally's: One Homeless Man's Inspirational Journey by Richard LeMieux
50 Sandwiches: Humanize the Homeless by Justin Wilder Doering
Podcasts
Homeless in San Diego by Interfaith Community Services
The Invisibles: The Homeless Podcast by Uncommon Sense
Groundswell - The Reality of Homelessness, From People Who Have Been There
Television and Film
"Lead Me Home" on Netflix
"Homeless in Seattle: True Stories" on YouTube
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