Divinity Diversity Dialogue: Listening and Learning Our Way To the Beloved Community by Rev. Cheryl R. Harris (STH’09)
The beloved community is within our grasp. Informing, challenging, and equipping readers to lead effective conversations, this book is meant to be lived; to open into the experience of a whole life in community through the effective, structured tool of dialogue. The reader is presented with clear, compelling explanations of how systemic racism operates in American society, why transformative dialogue is an effective tool to address it, and how to facilitate authentic conversations in which multi-racial participants embrace controversy with civility, lean into discomfort and cultivate engaging actions toward eliminating racism to become a society characterized by equity, justice and joy.
Divinity, Diversity and Dialogue: Listening and Learning Our Way To the Beloved Community, informs, challenges and equips readers to lead effective conversations and cultivate engaging actions toward eliminating racism and becoming a society characterized by equity, justice and joy.
The accompanying workbook, Divinity, Diversity and Dialogue: Practical Resources to Help Facilitate Transformative Racial Dialogues, provides clearly stated instructions and doable exercises for facilitators to lead group conversations about race and racism.
Cheryl Harris, M.Div., is a seasoned consultant, executive coach, manager and workshop facilitator with more than 30 years of business experience in diverse environments.
Cheryl works with public, private, non-profit, churches and faith based organizations that express a need for systemic, enduring change.
She models a holistic approach to consulting that enables clients to rethink societal constructs and become more aware of decisions that may be based on unconscious bias. Cheryl consults from her unique experiences in change management, cultural assessments, theology, diversity initiatives, and board level consulting.
She holds a BA in English Literature from Emmanuel College and a Master of Divinity Degree from Boston University, School of Theology. Cheryl has held the following leadership roles: Managing Partner of Ibis Consulting Group, Inc.; Director of Human Resources at Executive Perspectives in Boston, MA; Director of Operations, Director of Customer Service and Human Resources Manager at Delta Dental Plan of MA.
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