Fresh Take: Esau McCaulley, "How Far To The Promised Land"

What does it mean to “escape poverty” in the U.S.? In his new book HOW FAR TO THE PROMISED LAND, Esau McCaulley questions the narrative of exceptionalism that he, and other Black survivors, are conditioned to give when they “make it” in America.

Show Notes

How can we talk about America’s ongoing legacy of racism without sliding into despair? In his new memoir HOW FAR TO THE PROMISED LAND, Esau McCaulley tells his own story—and questions why Black failure is judged collectively, while Black success is perceived as the merit of an individual.

Rev. Esau McCaulley, PhD, is an author and associate professor of New Testament at Wheaton College. His work has been published in The New York Times, The Atlantic, the Washington Post, and Christianity Today.

Esau and Amy discuss:

Why "escaping poverty" is a misleading term
How experiences that set the context for heroic bravery also create the possibility for failure
What caused Esau to change his definition of justice

Here's where you can find Esau:

www.esaumccaulley.com
@OfficialEsauMcCaulley on Facebook
@esaumccaulley on Twitter on Instagram
Buy HOW FAR TO THE PROMISED LAND: https://bookshop.org/a/12099/9780593241080

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