Praying Times (St. Ann Atwater) [Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove]

Posted by Chris Breslin on November 4, 2019 in

11/03/2019

Luke 18:1-8

Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

Ann Atwater was an American civil rights activist in Durham, North Carolina. She became an effective activist and leader when advocating for justice and is best known as one of the co-chairs of a charrette in 1971 with klansman CP Ellis (on which the book and movie, Best of Enemies is based) to reduce school violence and ensure peaceful school desegregation.

Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove is a celebrated spiritual writer and sought-after speaker. A native of North Carolina, he is a graduate of Eastern University and Duke Divinity School. He lives with his family at the Rutba House, a Christian community and house of hospitality, in Durham, North Carolina, where he directs School for Conversion. With Rev. Dr. William Barber, he organizes with the Poor People’s Campaign.

Ann Atwater Freedom Library (online resources from the School for Conversion)

Meet the Real Ann Atwater (School for Conversion video featured in the worship gathering)

Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South by Osha Gray Davidson

All Saints Resources:

Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals eds. Shane Claiborne, Enuma Okuro, & Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

Blessed Among All Women: Women Saints, Prophets, and Witnesses for Our Time by Robert Ellsberg

A Living Gospel: Reading God’s Story in Holy Lives by Robert Ellsberg

All Saints: Daily Reflections on Saints, Prophets, and Witnesses for Our Time by Robert Ellsberg

Can I Get a Witness?: Thirteen Peacemakers, Community-Builders, and Agitators for Faith and Justice eds. Charles Marsh, Shea Tuttle, & Dan Rhodes

Spiritual Classics: Selected Readings on the Twelve Spiritual Disciplines ed. Richard Foster & Emilie Griffin

Songs for Today’s Worship Gathering:

The King of Love My Shepherd Is by Baker/Burleigh