Mission Education Reading Program 2004 http://gbgm-umc.org/umw/readingprogram/education04.html CUBA: NEITHER HEAVEN NOR HELL María López Vigil 312 pages EPICA, 1999 (#03519) $15.95 This book provides seven keys to entering the reality of Cuba, which is neither the dream some believe nor the nightmare others invent. María López Vigil opens the way toward understanding Cuba in the 40 years since the revolution. DAUGHTER OF CHINA C. Hope Flinchbaugh 278 pages Bethany House, 2002 (#03520) $12.00 Mei Lin, a young Chinese woman, longs for an education, a career and love, but the system in which she lives does not tolerate her religious belief, and her faith is as profound as it is simple. Must she abandon her beliefs to have the life she has dreamed? HANDS TO WORK: THREE WOMEN NAVIGATE THE NEW WORLD OF WELFARE DEADLINES AND WORK RULES LynNell Hancock 336 pages HarperCollins Publishers 2002 (#03531) $13.95 This narrative of three families caught in the whirlpool of New York’s welfare-to-work program of the 1990s puts human faces and human hearts on U.S. social policy for the poor. When the author follows three women through changes in welfare laws, she finds hard won success, agonizing failure and maddening bureaucracy. THE HIDDEN SHAME OF THE CHURCH: SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN AND THE CHURCH Ron O’Grady 73 pages World Council of Churches, 2001 (#03533) $8.50 Christians have been shocked at media reports of clergy sexually abusing children. This book discusses traditional church teaching on children, sexuality and forgiveness, and asks if these must be reformed if children are to be protected. HOW LONG, O LORD: STORIES OF 20TH CENTURY KOREA George Ewing Ogle 250 pages Xlibris Corporation, 2002 (#03535) $18.00 This book acquaints the reader with major events in 20th century Korea through stories of peasants, industrial workers and ordinary citizens. These stories speak of unnecessary suffering of people, but also of their faith and traditions from which come their dignity and search for justice. ISLAM, CHRISTIANITY AND THE WEST (Bonus book) Rollin Armour Sr. 197 pages Orbis Books, 2002 (#03540) $18.00 This account of how Christian and Islamic worlds have misunderstood each other’s ideals, traditions and ways of life is a balanced historical survey that introduces major figures and events in Muslim-Christian interaction over nearly a millennium and a half. LIKE THE DEW THAT WATERS THE GRASS: WORDS FROM HAITIAN WOMEN Marie M.B. Racine with Kathy Ogle 207 pages EPICA, 1999 (#03545) $14.95 In this collection of interviews, Marie M.B. Racine gives voice to a generation of Haitian women. These narratives paint a rich and detailed picture of life in Haiti today. MISSION: AN ESSENTIAL GUIDE Carlos F. Cardoza-Orlandi 127 pages Abingdon Press, 2002 (#03550) $15.00 The “Essential Guide” series provides brief, accessible introductions to core disciplines in theological and religious studies. This book explains the Christian mandate to join God’s mission in the world. NOT WITHOUT MY NEIGHBOUR: ISSUES IN INTERFAITH RELATIONS S. Wesley Ariarajah 130 pages World Council of Churches, 1999 (#03554) $11.50 Interfaith dialogue raises spiritual, social, political, practical and theological concerns. This book introduces key issues that arise when Christians and churches enter into conversation with neighbors of other faiths. RESCUE Jean Phillips 181 pages Hannibal Books, 2001 (#03565) $12.95 U.S. missionaries Jean and Gene Phillips lived through some of the most significant moments in African history of the last half century. When all else seemed to fail, God came through, sparing their lives, answering their prayers and showing them a way through the darkest nights. THROUGH THE EYES OF THE VICTIMS: THE STORY OF THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT Alex Awad 118 pages Bethlehem Bible College, 2001 (#03578) $15.00 United Methodist missionary Rev. Alex Awad and his wife, Brenda, were commissioned in 1989, and have served with the United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries in Palestine/Israel since 1994. Mr. Awad answers many of the questions asked about the Palestinian people and their struggle for independence. Reading Program Home Page | Education for Mission | Nurturing for Community | Social Action | Spiritual Growth | Large Print | Children's Books | Youth Books | Español | Audio Cassettes | Response | Current Study Books | Other Resources for Physically Impaired and Physically Disabled