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Becoming an Anti-racist Church

Journeying Toward Wholeness

by Joseph Barndt

  • Paperback
  • 200 pages
  • Publisher: Fortress Press,U.S.
  • 15 x 22.7 x 1.6 cm

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For Christians seeking to address racism in churches

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Martin Luther King's observation that 11 a.m. on Sunday is the most segregated hour of the week remains all too true. Christians addressing racism in American society must begin with a frank assessment of how race figures in the churches themselves, leading activist Joseph Barndt argues. This practical and important volume extends the insights of Barndt's earlier, more general work to address the race situation in the churches and to equip people there to be agents for change in and beyond their church communities.A hallmark of Barndt's analysis is his keen grasp of the deep yet checkered legacy that American church and church bodies inherit on this question. Yet Barndt also lifts up the ways in which their prophetic work has proved a catalyst for progress in American race relations, and he clearly shows why and how churches can inculcate an anti-racist commitment into their collective lives.Contents Adobe Acrobat DocumentPreface Adobe Acrobat DocumentIntroduction Adobe Acrobat DocumentChapter 1 Adobe Acrobat DocumentSamples require Adobe Acrobat ReaderHaving trouble downloading and viewing PDF samples?"Becoming an Anti-Racist Church offers one the opportunity to comprehend and terminate racism in the church through self analysis and the discernment of God's intention for an inclusive church. The book includes practical ideas and a rich list of resources for those who are serious about institutional change."-Sherman G. HicksExecutive Director, Multicultural MinistriesEvangelical Lutheran Church in America"Barndt's new book provides an informed, incisive, and passionate analysis of the challenge racism poses to our collective ability to live out our faith. His title is explicit: this is an achievable objective for the Christian church of the twenty-first century. And Barndt provides here the theological, biblical, social, and historical underpinnings for this belief in accessible, persuasive language. This is a remarkable accomplishment considering Christian complicity in the structures and ideologies of racial oppression. People of faith who read this work will find both motivation and method to accomplish the task of building an anti-racist church."-Victor M. RodriguezProfessor and Former Chair of the Chicano and Latino Studies DepartmentCalifornia State University, Long Beach
Becoming an Anti-racist Church and Practicing the Way
Practicing the WayBecoming an Anti-racist Church

  • Author

    Joseph Barndt

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    Fortress Press,U.S.

  • Published

    March 2011

  • Weight

    318g

  • Page Count

    200

  • Dimensions

    15 x 22.7 x 1.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9780800664602

  • ISBN-10

    0800664604

  • Eden Code

    4025850

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