Great work! The witness of a compassionate pastor and great storyteller. Kent Moorehead joins a select band of gifted preachers, that I have known, who were also gifted writers. I have waited eagerly for this volume and it does not disappoint.
-Bishop C. Dale White, Author of Making a Just Peace
As a long time amateur student of comparative religion, I welcome with considerable enthusiasm The Rev. Dr. Kent Moorehead's exposition and analysis. His focus on the religion of Jesus rather than the religion about Jesus is most refreshing and informative. Th e postscript is truly inspiring, including a powerful last paragraph.
-Eugene L. Saklad, Ph.D. is a founding member of Shir Hadash, The Reconstructionist Havurah of Greater Boston and lay leader of Am HaYam Cape Cod Havurah
Kent Moorehead puts it plainly: "Jesus' call to world community is not for the faint of heart." If you are weary from the work of inclusion, or need encouragement to stay the course, these meditations provide rich spiritual food.
-Kathleen J. Greider, Ph.D. Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling, Claremont School of Theology, Author of Reckoning with Aggression: Theology, Violence, and Vitality
A profound analysis of the malaise of "exclusiveness" that infects much of Christianity. Moorehead peels off the layers of our protective Christian rhetoric that hide our failures to be true neighbors, and the radical character of the Gospel comes forth with new light. I highly recommend these essays which are both writings and journeys of the soul. This book gives exemplary content to the phrase, "learned ministry", which was the hallmark of Walter G. Muelder to whom this book is dedicated.
-Robert Cummings Neville, Dean of the Marsh Chapel and Dean Emeritus of the Boston University School of Theology, Author of Preaching the Gospel Without Easy Answers
The Rev. Dr. Kent D. Moorehead is a retired United Methodist Minister, having served churches in Ohio, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. The author of more than a dozen articles in magazines and theological journals, as well as the editor of Achieving an All-In Victory (a collection of the sermons of Dr. Henry Hitt Crane), has served as an op-ed writer for the Cape Cod Times as well as speaking at a number of churches and community forums. A graduate of Albion College and Boston University, he has lectured in homiletics at Boston University School of Theology and has given lectures at Fordham University and Rhode Island College. While at Mathewson Street Church in Providence, Rhode Island, he served for three years as the president of the Rhode Island State Council of Churches. Kent and his wife, Beth, live on Cape Cod, where they enjoy hiking, kayaking, cycling, and the delightful birds of the region. Beth has a daughter, Christine, and a son, Jeff . Kent has two sons, Gary and Glenn.
