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Michael Rhodes

    Michael Rhodes is Director of Community Transformation at the Memphis Center for Urban Theological Studies, where he leads efforts to equip urban pastors and non-profit leaders with theologically informed tools for community development. He previously served as Director of Education at Advance Memphis, a neighborhood non-profit offering job training, financial literacy, GED tutoring, and entrepreneurship support to low-income residents in the South Memphis community where Rhodes and his family live. He co-authored "Practicing the King's Economy: Honoring Jesus in How We Work, Earn, Spend, Save, and Give."

    Dreams Derailed
    Your Everyday Wisdom
    Devon's Torre Abbey
    Paris
    Formative Feasting
    Practicing the King's Economy
    • 2023

      Biblical scholar Michael Rhodes argues that the Bible offers a vision of justice-oriented discipleship that is critical for the formation of God's people. Grounded in biblical theology, virtue ethics, and his own experiences, he shows that justice is central to the Bible, central to Jesus, and central to authentic Christian discipleship.

      Just Discipleship
    • 2022

      Formative Feasting

      Practices and Virtue Ethics in Deuteronomys Tithe Meal and the Corinthian Lords Supper

      • 310 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Focusing on the themes of moral formation and the significance of feasting in the Bible, this book appeals to researchers, students, and church leaders. It explores the connections between eating practices in Scripture and their implications for moral and spiritual development, making it a valuable resource for anyone interested in the intersection of faith and food.

      Formative Feasting
    • 2018

      The church in the West is rediscovering the fact that God cares deeply for the poor. More and more, churches and individual Christians are looking for ways to practice economic discipleship, but it's hard to make progress when we are blind to our own entanglement in our culture's idolatrous economic beliefs and practices. Practicing the King's Economy cuts through much confusion and invites Christians to take their place within the biblical story of the "King Jesus Economy." Through eye-opening true stories of economic discipleship in action, and with a solid exploration of six key biblical themes, the authors offer practical ways for God's people to earn, invest, spend, compensate, save, share, and give in ways that embody God's love and provision for the world. Foreword by Christopher J. H. Wright.

      Practicing the King's Economy
    • 2018

      Dreams Derailed

      • 126 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      William A. Schwab shares the stories of immigration reform advocates and follows up on stories told in his 2013 book Right to DREAM, which argued in favour of the DREAM Act that would have provided conditional residency for undocumented youth brought to the US as children, a version of which was later enacted by executive order.

      Dreams Derailed
    • 2017

      Your Everyday Wisdom contains short wisdom lines with bible references which can help challenge one to achieve desired goals, provide insights to avoid life’s pitfalls and more. Lines * “The physical consequences for lack of wisdom cannot be reversed”* “Habits you allow can over time make room for sexual sin”* “Plan for the future but live one day at a time.”

      Your Everyday Wisdom
    • 2015

      Devon's Torre Abbey

      • 160 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      Torre Abbey is an archaeological site of national importance. The extent of its survival makes Torre Abbey the best preserved medieval abbey in Devon and Cornwall. The story of Torre Abbey mirrors in a remarkable way the story of English Catholics during the years of the penal laws.

      Devon's Torre Abbey
    • 2013

      Micheal Schwab is curious about trees in Paris. The most unnatural thing about a tree in a city is the place where it is planted. A tree in a city does not grow; it is planted. Paris lets you explore trees in Paris while it breaches narrow definitions of photography.

      Paris