Listening. Learning. Lament. Love. Four great tools to help Christians who care about racial reconciliation . . . | Racial Reconciliation | Race | Christianity | Race Matters | Social Justice | #christianity | #racialreconciliation
The work at hand for bridging the racial divide in the United States From Baltimore and Ferguson to Flint and Charleston, the dream of a post-racial era in America has run up against the continuing reality of racial antagonism. Current debates about affirmative action, multiculturalism, and racial hate speech reveal persistent uncertainty and ambivalence about the place and meaning of race - and especially the black/white divide - in American culture. They also suggest that the work of racial reconciliation remains incomplete. Racial Reconciliation and the Healing of a Nation seeks to assess where we are in that work, examining sources of continuing racial antagonism among blacks and whites. It also highlights strategies that promise to promote racial reconciliation in the future. Rather than revisit arguments about the importance of integration, assimilation, and reparations, the contributors explore previously unconsidered perspectives on reconciliation between blacks and whites. Chapters connect identity politics, the rhetoric of race and difference, the work of institutions and actors in those institutions, and structural inequities in the lives of blacks and whites to our thinking about tolerance and respect. Going beyond an assessment of the capacity of law to facilitate racial reconciliation, Racial Reconciliation and the Healing of a Nation challenges readers to examine social, political, cultural, and psychological issues that fuel racial antagonism, as well as the factors that might facilitate racial reconciliation.
A heartfelt prayer for racial unity, racial healing, race relations and racial reconciliation.
The founder of Be the Bridge reveals her vision for solving America's race problem.
Perspectives from an adoptive mom about her decision to leave "colorblind" behind. An invitation to join God's work of racial reconciliation in our churches and nation. | Colorblind | Racial Reconciliation | Trans-Racial Adoption | Race | Racism | Christian Moms | Social Justice | More Like Grace | #racematters | #racialreconciliaton
The real question of Christian discipleship is not can I be your brother in Christ, but can I be your brother in law? I first ... Read More
“In The Price of Racial Reconciliation*,* Ronald Walters offers an abundance of riches. This book provides an extraordinarily comprehensive and persuasive set of arguments for reparations, and will be the lens through which meaningful opportunities for reconciliation are viewed in the future. If this book does not lead to the success of the reparations movement, nothing will.” —Charles J. Ogletree, Jesse Climenko Professor of Law, Harvard Law School “The Price of Racial Reconciliation is a seminal study of comparative histories and race(ism) in the formation of state structures that prefigure(d) socioeconomic positions of Black peoples in South Africa and the United States. The scholarship is meticulous in brilliantly constructed analysis of the politics of memory, reparations as an immutable principle of justice, imperative for nonracial(ist) democracy, and a regime of racial reconciliation.” —James Turner, Professor of African and African American Studies and Founder, Africana Studies and Research Center, Cornell University “A fascinating and pathbreaking analysis of the attempt at racial reconciliation in South Africa which asks if that model is relevant to the contemporary American racial dilemma. An engaging multidisciplinary approach relevant to philosophy, sociology, history, and political science.” —William Strickland, Associate Professor of Political Science, W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies, University of Massachusetts Amherst The issue of reparations in America provokes a lot of interest, but the public debate usually occurs at the level of historical accounting: “Who owes what for slavery?” This book attempts to get past that question to address racial restitution within the framework of larger societal interests. For example, the answer to the “why reparations?” question is more than the moral of payment for an injustice done in the past. Ronald Walters suggests that, insofar as the impact of slavery is still very much with us today and has been reinforced by forms of postslavery oppression, the objective of racial harmony will be disrupted unless it is recognized with the solemnity and amelioration it deserves. The author concludes that the grand narrative of black oppression in the United States—which contains the past and present summary of the black experience—prevents racial reconciliation as long as some substantial form of racial restitution is not seriously considered. This is “the price” of reconciliation. The method for achieving this finding is grounded in comparative politics, where the analyses of institutions and political behaviors are standard approaches. The author presents the conceptual difficulties involved in the project of racial reconciliation by comparing South African Truth and Reconciliation and the demand for reparations in the United States. Ronald Walters is Distinguished Leadership Scholar and Director, African American Leadership Program and Professor of Government and Politics, University of Maryland.
How I came to see the church’s prophetic work on race as a global issue.
The term “racial reconciliation” has begun to stick in my ear like off-key singing—vigorous, loud, but flat.
A heartfelt prayer for racial unity, racial healing, race relations and racial reconciliation.
With senseless shootings leaving America feeling more divided than ever, how can Christians respond?
I hope to do my part in stopping stereotypes and prejudicial judgment in future generations because God doesn't care about skin colors and here are four reasons why we know that's true...
Perspectives from an adoptive mom about her decision to leave "colorblind" behind. An invitation to join God's work of racial reconciliation in our churches and nation. | Colorblind | Racial Reconciliation | Trans-Racial Adoption | Race | Racism | Christian Moms | Social Justice | More Like Grace | #racematters | #racialreconciliaton
Jarvis Williams argues that race is primarily a biblical, gospel issue and not merely a social issue.
In honor of Raising Race Conscious Children’s 100th post, this list lifts a quote from each and every blog post to date, modeling language that has actually been used in a conversation with a child regarding race (and other identity-markers...
The first step in dealing with social conflict is to listen—really listen.
If you’re tired of carrying the burdens of your past, you’ll want to have a copy of my book, 30 Days to Victory Through Forgiveness, which provides a step-by-step plan for embracing the power of forgiveness. And we’ll also include the inspiring sermon series, Freedom Through Forgiveness.
Recommended by O Magazine * GMA * Elle * Marie Claire * Good Housekeeping * NBC News * Shondaland * Chicago Tribune * Woman's Day * Refinery 29 * Bustle * The Millions * New York Post * Parade * Hello! Magazine * PopSugar * and more! “The Kindest Lie is a deep dive into how we define family, what it means to be a mother, and what it means to grow up Black...beautifully crafted.” —JODI PICOULT "A fantastic story...well-written, timely, and oh-so-memorable."—Good Morning America “The Kindest Lie is a layered, complex exploration of race and class." —The Washington Post Every family has its secrets... It’s 2008, and the inauguration of President Barack Obama ushers in a new kind of hope. In Chicago, Ruth Tuttle, an Ivy-League educated Black engineer, is married to a kind and successful man. He’s eager to start a family, but Ruth is uncertain. She has never gotten over the baby she gave birth to—and was forced to leave behind—when she was a teenager. She had promised her family she’d never look back, but Ruth knows that to move forward, she must make peace with the past. Returning home, Ruth discovers the Indiana factory town of her youth is plagued by unemployment, racism, and despair. As she begins digging into the past, she unexpectedly befriends Midnight, a young white boy who is also adrift and looking for connection. Just as Ruth is about to uncover a burning secret her family desperately wants to keep hidden, a heart-stopping incident strains the town’s already searing racial tensions, sending Ruth and Midnight on a collision course that could upend both their lives. Powerful and unforgettable, The Kindest Lie is the story of an American family and reveals the secrets, lies, and promises we make to protect one another. DETAILS ISBN-13: 9780063005631 Publisher: William Morrow Publication Date: February 2, 2021 Pages: 336
While the dream of a "Post-Racial" America remains unfulfilled, the struggle against racism continues, with tools both new and old. Living into God's Dream is a report from the front, combining personal stories and theoretical and theological reflection with examples of the work of dismantling racism and methods for creating the much-needed "safe space" for dialogue on race to occur. Drawing from a range of voices including Catherine Meeks, Rob Wright, Luther Smith, and Diane D'Souza, this book addresses issues such as reasons for the failure of past efforts to achieve genuine racial reconciliation; the necessity to honor rage and grief in the process of moving to forgiveness and racial healing; and what whites with privilege and blacks without similar privilege must do to move the work of dismantling racism forward. The authors of this important book engage the question of how dismantling racism in the 21st Century has to be different from the work of the past and offer ways for that journey to progress.
Two years ago, we moved our family from the diverse north side of Chicago to a nearly all-white area of Colorado. And it pains me. Truly. Not that white people are all the same, but I worry my children’s worldview will be white-centric because that is all they know. Perhaps you are like me and
Perspectives from an adoptive mom about her decision to leave "colorblind" behind. An invitation to join God's work of racial reconciliation in our churches and nation. | Colorblind | Racial Reconciliation | Trans-Racial Adoption | Race | Racism | Christian Moms | Social Justice | More Like Grace | #racematters | #racialreconciliaton
Racial equality and reconciliation is important, but is the woke movement the way to get there? What does the Bible have to say about racial unity?
Scott Redd reviews 'Heal Us, Emmanuel: A Call for Racial Reconciliation, Representation, and Unity in the Church' (White Blackbird Books, 2016).
This post is dedicated to Sara Esther Regalado Moriel. Sara and her husband, Adolfo, will be deeply missed by their friends and loved ones. Sara and Adolfo were parents to […]
The Christian response is critical to healing racial tension in our communities. Here are seven ways to get involved.
All the hot-button topics were on the table Sunday night in downtown Minneapolis. Bethlehem College and Seminary hosted a dialogue on Christ and culture with John Piper and Douglas Wilson, moderated by Joe Rigney. The video is now available. Early…
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The most important conversations are often also the most difficult to have! Learn how to start a constructive dialogue about race in your classroom with these tips and tricks.
Safe to say, he led a full life.
Southern Baptist messengers affirmed their commitment to racial reconciliation and the sufficiency of Scripture to address issues of race by adopting a resolution that avoided the contentious debate ...
Racial equality and reconciliation is important, but is the woke movement the way to get there? What does the Bible have to say about racial unity?
In a follow-up to our piece on US southerners’ views on race, we talk to people about their racial miseducation
Three practical, public, and personal ways for the church to lead. The final guest post in our series on racial reconciliation, by Kyle Canty.
Duke Kwon argues that the church should continue to use the language of racial reconciliation.
What we should have done immediately after emancipation, we can do now.
David Simon's show is right about systemic racism and failure of American dream. Deny that and you deny its power
Behind every white pastor’s statement about racial reconciliation is a Black colleague’s late-night tracked changes.
Perspectives from an adoptive mom about her decision to leave "colorblind" behind. An invitation to join God's work of racial reconciliation in our churches and nation. | Colorblind | Racial Reconciliation | Trans-Racial Adoption | Race | Racism | Christian Moms | Social Justice | More Like Grace | #racematters | #racialreconciliaton
Two years ago, we moved our family from the diverse north side of Chicago to a nearly all-white area of Colorado. And it pains me. Truly. Not that white people are all the same, but I worry my children’s worldview will be white-centric because that is all they know. Perhaps you are like me and
