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Rev. Dr. Prof. David P. Gushee is a Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics at Mercer University, Chair of Christian Social Ethics at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and Senior Research Fellow at the International Baptist Theological Study Center. He is affiliated with the University of Oxford as Visiting Fellow at Regent’s Park College, Academic Visitor in the Faculty of Theology and Religion, and Visiting Fellow at the McDonald Centre for Theology, Ethics, and Public Life.
A past president of both the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Christian Ethics, Gushee is the author, co-author, editor, or co-editor of 32 books, including Kingdom Ethics, Changing Our Mind, Defending Democracy from Its Christian Enemies, After Evangelicalism, and Job in Exile. An ordained minister, he preaches and assists in the Church of England and speaks in churches across the United States.
He and his wife, Jeanie, live in Atlanta, Georgia, and Chipping Campden, England.
The next
Turning the Gem Gathering:
Job in Exile: A Guide for Spiritual Refugees
With Dr. David P. Gushee
September 19, 2026 | 6:30pm
@ Genesis: The Church
309 N Main St,
Royal Oak, MI 48067
Dr. David Gushee returns to Open Table to share from his new book, Job in Exile: A Guide for Spiritual Refugees. After years of studying the Book of Job, Gushee offers a fresh reading — one told from the perspective of those pushed out of religious communities for daring to raise hard questions born of real, difficult life experience. He sees Job as a person of integrity, refusing to be bullied into silence by God, by friends, or by community pressure. In this gathering, Gushee will explore what Job's story offers to post-evangelicals and other spiritual refugees still finding their way — and why his ancient story of questioning, exile, and integrity feels newly urgent today.
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Exclusion and Embrace: A Theological Exploration of Identity, Otherness, and Reconciliation
About the
Open Table Collective
The Open Table Collective is an ever inclusive and affirming collective of individuals on a spiritual journey. We seek to cultivate courageously receptive spaces for wrestling with nuances of faith so we can walk alongside one another without fear or judgment.
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The Open Table Collective is located in Metro Detroit, and hosts gatherings on the first and third Saturday of the month.
Our main location is Evanswood Church in Troy, MI, but we do, on occasion, decide to meet in alternative spaces, so please stay connected to us through the website, texting community, or email to get all the updates.