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: “I Grew Up Poor. How Am I Supposed to Raise My Middle-Class Kids?” This was a moving and provocative conversation that could have gone on for hours as we discussed issues of struggle, poverty, race and faith.
Learn more about: Esau McCaulley, “I Grew Up Poor. How Am I Supposed to Raise My Middle Class Kids?”, Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope