{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"What We Believe w\/ Esau McCaulley","description":"The Reverend Dr. Esau McCaulley is an assistant professor of New Testament at Wheaton College and author of Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope.He is also a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times, where I came across his essay titled:  \u201cI Grew Up Poor. How Am I Supposed to Raise My Middle-Class Kids?\u201d  This was a moving and provocative conversation that could have gone on for hours as we discussed issues of struggle, poverty, race and faith.  Links to learn more about: Esau McCaulley \u201cI Grew Up Poor. How Am I Supposed to Raise My Middle Class Kids?\u201d Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope 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\u2019s 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\u2019s book of the year. His first children\u2019s book, Josie Johnson\u2019s 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. ","author_name":"Attribution with Bob McKinnon","author_url":"http:\/\/attribution.libsyn.com\/website","html":"