{"product_id":"embracing-our-roots-9780829804423","title":"Embracing Our Roots","description":"\u003cb\u003eHers is a name most known by its initials: BBZ. Hers is a catalog of wisdom that outweighs the most durable bookshelf. Hers is an enthusiasm for denominational understanding that awes the most loyal UCCers: Barbara Brown Zikmund. \u003c\/b\u003eBarbara Brown Zikmund has impacted the self-image of the United Church of Christ with a lifetime of deep theological and historical work. Her knowledge of who and why we are as the UCC--and her appeal for our continued discernment of God's call upon the denomination--is unparalleled. With Embracing Our Roots, a selection of BBZ's writing offers us the opportunity to delve into our theological heritage--not merely the themes but the practices that construct the UCC, from act of faith that we call General Synod to thespiritual discipline of building unity across division. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrown Zikmund, Barbara:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Barbara Brown Zikmund was ordained in the United Church of Christ in 1964. She completed her doctoral degree in 1969. She was the first woman to teach at Chicago Theological Seminary, the first woman to serve as Dean of the Faculty at The Pacific School of Religion, the first woman to be elected President of the Association of Theological Schools, and the first woman to become President of Hartford Theological Seminary. She has pastored and preached, written and researched, and worked on ecumenical commissions for both the National Council of Churches and the World Council of Churches. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHackenberg, Rachel G.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Rachel G. Hackenberg is an ordained UCC minister. She serves as the publisher of The Pilgrim Press.","brand":"United Church Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51414716023058,"sku":"9780829804423","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f57e6397-79a7-4b05-913d-cc9cfebe2419.jpg?v=1751126731","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/embracing-our-roots-9780829804423","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}