William M. Kondrath
God's Tapestry: Understanding and Celebrating Differences
Foreword by Mpho Tutu
Chapter 1: Guidelines for
Recognizing and Valuing
Difference
Chapter 2: Understanding
Power and Difference:
Race as a Primary Example
Chapter 3: The Role of
Feelings in Individual and
Community Transformation
Chapter 4: The Role of
Imagination in
Transformation
Chapter 5: Relational Theory
as a Way of Valuing
Differences
Chapter 6: Transforming the
Way Women and Men
Work Together
Chapter 7: The Rhythms of
Transformation
“This book sneaks up on you. Its gentle tone creates a space for learning about self and others—a soul-space where risks may be taken, relationships deepened, and change navigated in grace-filled ways. Bill Kondrath invites congregations into a new way of being together in the midst of differences, and offers a sturdy guidebook for leaders who need help ‘walking the talk’ of inclusion and hospitality.”
Alice Mann, Senior Consultant, The Alban Institute. Author of Can Our Church Live? Redeveloping Congregations in Decline, and co-author of Holy conversations: Strategic Planning as a Spiritual Practice for Congregations.