Behind The Book: How Far to The Promised Land with Esau McCaulley

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Episode Description: It’s our final Behind the Book episode of the season! Christina and Ekemini are sitting at the table with Esau McCaulley to discuss is latest book, How Far to the Promised Land: One Black Family's Story of Hope and Survival in the American South. They discuss legacy of faith, entrenched childhood poverty, and interracial marriage. Make sure to pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us! 

Learn more about Esau McCaulley: 

Rev. Esau McCaulley, PhD is an associate professor of New Testament at Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL.   His first book entitled Sharing in the Son’s Inheritance was published by T & T Clark in 2019. His second book Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope was published by IVP academic in 2020.  It has won numerous awards, including Christianity Today’s book of the year. His first children’s book, Josie Johnson’s Hair and the Holy Spirit, will be published by IVP in May 2022. He is a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times. His writings have also appeared in places such as Washington Post, The Religious New Service, and Christianity Today. He is married to Mandy, a pediatrician and navy reservist. Together, they have four wonderful children.

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