Advent Reading

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(Schedule worked out by Nate Pequette 2020)

“The incarnation is the redemption of our humanity—the restoration of the image of God in us . . . In the incarnation, God redeems our bodies. The incarnation is the taking up of difference, declaring our histories as irrevocably tied up with one another.” —The Death of Race

As we begin Advent, let us reflect on the body of Jesus and the diverse body of Christ he is knitting us together to be. Each day take the time to pray, read, confess, and reflect. Journal if that is helpful. Each day is about 4-6 pages long. When you get to the words in parentheses, stop for that day. Those stopping points are in bold in the book. The readings take us through the 12 days of Christmas.

• Nov. 29-Preface

Chapter One: Race is a Story Written on My Body

• Nov. 30 Pg. 1-5 (We are all participating…)
• Dec. 1 Pg. 5-8 (Our identities…)
• Dec. 2 Pg. 8-13 ( Christian discipleship…)
• Dec. 3 Pg. 13-18 ( End of Chapter)

Chapter Two: Bodies Matter

• Dec. 4 Pg. 19-22 (The Image of God…)
• Dec. 5 Pg. 22-26 ( What are bodies for?)
• Dec. 6 Pg. 26-26-30 ( We are dirt…)
• Dec. 7 Pg. 30-33 ( Freedom is not sovereignty)
• Dec. 8 Pg. 33-37 ( We are free…)
• Dec. 9 Pg. 37-40 ( End of Chapter)

Chapter Three: Naked and Ashamed

• Dec. 10 Pg. 41-44 ( Retelling the story…)
• Dec. 11 Pg. 44-48 ( The Fall is a Social System)
• Dec. 12 Pg. 48-52 ( Death enters the world)
• Dec. 13 Pg. 52-56 (We live as fallen bodies)
• Dec. 14 Pg. 56-61 (The consequences…)
• Dec. 15 Pg. 61-63 (End of Chapter)

Chapter Four: This is my Body, Born for You

• Dec. 16 Pg. 65-68 (Abram and Sarai…)
• Dec. 17 Pg. 68-72 (Jesus saves us…)
• Dec. 18 Pg. 72-76 (A transparent Jesus…)
• Dec. 19 Pg. 76-79 ( End of Chapter)

Chapter Five; Jesus Walks

• Dec. 20 Pg. 81-83 (The structure of…)
• Dec. 21 Pg. 83-90 (Jesus has come for our bodies…)
• Dec. 22 Pg. 90-92 ( Jesus came for your government…)
• Dec. 23 Pg. 92-96 (Jesus came to set us free)
• Dec. 24 Pg. 96- 102 ( Jesus takes up our death…)
• Dec. 25 Pg. 102-106 ( End of Chapter)

Chapter Six: Jesus makes us Free to become like Mary

• Dec. 26 Pg. 107-108 ( Jesus death is an affirmation…)
• Dec. 27 Pg. 108-112 (We are reborn…)
• Dec. 28 Pg. 112-116 (Mary is the first priest…)
• Dec. 29 Pg. 116-119 (We must see our bodies…)
• Dec. 30 Pg. 119-123 ( If we are to live…)
• Dec. 31 Pg. 123-125 (End of Chapter)

Chapter 7: Race must Die

• Jan. 1 Pg. 127-129 ( A tale of Two Follwers)
• Jan. 2 Pg. 129-134 (True confession…)
• Jan. 3 Pg. 134-142 (End of Chapter)

Chapter 8: There is life in the Tomb

• Jan. 4 Pg. 143-149 (Our bodies and lives…)
• Jan. 5 Pg. 149-155 (End of Chapter)

Epilogue

• Jan. 6 Pg. 157-160 (End of Book)