The Unitarian Universalist Association has announced the 2016-2017 “Common Read” is The Third Reconstruction: Moral Mondays, Fusion Politics, and the Rise of a New Justice Movement, by The Rev. Dr. William Barber II and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove.

The Common Read selection committee believes this is a moment for Unitarian Universalists to answer a call by Rev. Barber during General Assembly 2016, to build and sustain a movement for justice for all people.

“The Third Reconstruction offers helpful, practical guidance for engaging with justice movements born in response to local experiences of larger injustices. Drawing on the prophetic traditions of the Jewish and Christian scriptures, while making room for other sources of truth, the book challenges us to ground our justice work in moral dissent, even when there is no reasonable expectation of political success, and to do the hard work of coalition building in a society that is fractured and polarized.”

A discussion guide for UU congregations, groups and individuals will be available by Oct. 1, with plans for both a single session and three more in-depth sessions.