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Christians, White United States History Race relations Race relations Religious aspects Christianity Racism Racism Religious aspects Christianity Racism United States Reconciliation Religious aspects Christianity United States United States Church history United States Race relationsTisby, Jemar
Summary: "Racism and social justice are important topics kids are dealing with today. In this adaptation of How to Fight Racism for young readers ages 8-12, Dr. Jemar Tisby helps kids understand how everyday prejudice affects them and what they can do to create social change. Inside, he explains the history of racism in America and why it is so prevalent, as well as uses Christian principles to provide...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zonderkidz 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 305.8 TISHelsel, Carolyn B.
Summary: While we know the time to talk about racism is long overdue, many white people are still anxious to talk about it. Guilt, shame, discomfort, and the fear of saying the wrong thing are just some of the feelings white people perceive as holding them back from the critical conversations around dismantling racism. In this updated and expanded second edition of Anxious to Talk About It, professor...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chalice Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 200.89 HELHelsel, Carolyn B.
Summary: "What if I say the wrong thing?" "I'm white -- is race really something I need to talk about? I'm worried I'll be called a racist!" "What does race have to do with faith, anyway?" "Why do we have to keep talking about this?" If talking about racism makes you anxious, afraid, or even angry, you're not alone. In Anxious to Talk about It, pastor and professor Carolyn B. Helsel draws on her success...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chalice Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 200.89 HELBrennan, Chad
Summary: "Racism presents itself as an undefeatable foe-a sustained scourge on the reputation of the church. Drawing on brand-new research, Chad Brennan and Christina Edmondson remind us that Christ has overcome the world and offer clear analysis and interventionsto challenge and resist racism's pernicious power, equipping readers to move past talk and enter the fight in practical and hopeful ways"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: InterVarsity Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 277.308 EDMCarter, Terrell
Summary: While our faith calls us to Christian unity, the hard fact remains: we're still tragically divided when it comes to race, even - and especially, many say -- in our churches. Racism pervades our faith, our relationships, and our institutions in deep, often imperceptible ways. In Healing Racial Divides, Terrell Carter takes us on a revelatory journey of the history of racism to show us how we've...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chalice Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 277.3 CARButler, Anthea D.
Summary: "The American political scene today is poisonously divided, and the vast majority of white evangelicals play a strikingly unified, powerful role in the disunion. These evangelicals raise a starkly consequential question for electoral politics: Why do they claim morality while supporting politicians who act immorally by most Christian measures? In this clear-eyed, hard-hitting chronicle of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The University of North Carolina Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.6 BUTMorrison, LaTasha
Summary: A leading advocate for racial reconciliation offers a clarion call for Christians to move toward relationship and deeper understanding in the midst of a divisive culture.
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Publisher / Publication Date: WaterBrook 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 241 MORJones, Robert P. (Robert Patrick)
Summary: Drawing on history, public opinion surveys, and personal experience, Robert P. Jones delivers a provocative examination of the unholy relationship between American Christianity and white supremacy, and issues an urgent call for white Christians to reckon with this legacy for the sake of themselves and the nation. As the nation grapples with demographic changes and the legacy of racism in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2020