“‘Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?’ and Other Conversations About Race” by Beverly Daniel Tatum.“A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America” by Ronald Takaki.“How to Grieve Racial Violence Through Lament” Mark Vroegop.“10 Ways to Have Conversations on Race” by Mae Elise Cannon, Lisa Sharon Harper, Troy Jackson and Soong-Chan Rah.“Letter From a Birmingham Jail” by Dr.“The Museum of the New South Helps Us Understand Racism in the South after the Civil War,” by Jemar Tisby.“Just Mercy” (2020 film from Warner Bros.“Why I Must Speak Out About Racial Discrimination” with Frederick Edwards Jr.“A Theology of Race” with Jemar Tisby (PCA Voices).But if we continue to ignore them, then we’ll have to own responsibility for allowing the tensions to become worse. Obviously, the problems won’t fix themselves. And even when our intentions are good, our fallen nature continues to impede God’s desire for humanity. Our faith informs us that not only is the world broken, but more specifically, we broke it. Even if we agree about our past, we still need to reconcile its implications for today. JonesĪt some point, we have to acknowledge that things are not the way they should be concerning race relations. Book - White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity by Robert P.Book - The Myth of Equality by Ken Wytsma.Book - Insider Outsider by Bryan Loritts.Book - The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander.Book - The Color of Law: The Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein.Book - The Ferguson Dilemma by Jade Lee.Article - Terrible Truths for the Church to Face by David Swanson.“Mother to Son: Letters to a Black Boy on Identity and Hope” by Jasmine Holmes.“The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration” by Isabel Wilkerson.
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Race, Ethnicity, Nationality and Jellybeans” (a video explanation).Race: The Power of An Illusion” (a 3-part PBS documentary).If we really want to find a solution, then we have to be willing to start with the problem. This sharp gaze into the mirror is not about guilt or condemnation, it’s about applying the hope of the gospel specifically to the issues at hand. And the only way we can come to the same conclusions about what is happening today is if we view what happened yesterday in truth. The reality is that we have one, shared American history - for better or for worse. Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, by Ibram X.The distance between perspectives on these issues of race emerges from our tendency to paint history through the lens of our personal experience. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, by Frederick Douglass More Than Equals: Building Moral Character, by Spencer Perkins and Chris Rice So You Want to Talk about Race, by Ijeoma Oluo George Yanceyīeyond Racial Gridlock, by Dr. They also explore how local churches can engage in the solutions that make the most sense for their unique congregations.īeyond Racial Division, by Dr. Yancey shows that there is hope for moving beyond racism, using methods that build deep, lasting roots. In his conversation with Alastair, Derek, and Matt, Dr. George Yancey, professor of sociology at Baylor University (and thus a colleague of Matt’s), proposes a third way to the controversial solutions of either Colorblindness or Antiracism in his book, Beyond Racial Division. Can progress be made on the problem of racial division? Dr.
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