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The color of compromise : the truth about the American church's complicity in racism / Jemar Tisby.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Grand Rapids, Michigan : Zondervan, [2019]Description: 253 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780310597261
  • 9780310113607
  • 0310597269
  • 0310597315
  • 9780310597315
Subject(s):
Contents:
Forward / by Lecrae -- The color of compromise -- Making race in the colonial era -- Understanding liberty in the age of revolution and revival -- Institutionalizing race in the Antebellum era -- Defending slavery at the onset of the Civil War -- Reconstructing white supremacy in the Jim Crow era -- Remembering the complicity in the North -- Compromising with racism during the civil rights movement -- Organizing the religious right at the end of the twentieth century -- Reconsidering racial reconciliation in the age of Black Lives Matter -- The fierce urgency of now -- Conclusion : be strong and courageous.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 305.8009 T598 Available 33111009827029
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

An acclaimed, timely narrative of how people of faith have historically--up to the present day--worked against racial justice. And a call for urgent action by all Christians today in response.

The Color of Compromise is both enlightening and compelling, telling a history we either ignore or just don't know. Equal parts painful and inspirational, it details how the American church has helped create and maintain racist ideas and practices. You will be guided in thinking through concrete solutions for improved race relations and a racially inclusive church.

The Color of Compromise:

Takes you on a historical, sociological, and religious journey: from America's early colonial days through slavery and the Civil War Covers the tragedy of Jim Crow laws, the victories of the Civil Rights era, and the strides of today's Black Lives Matter movement Reveals the cultural and institutional tables we have to flip in order to bring about meaningful integration Charts a path forward to replace established patterns and systems of complicity with bold, courageous, immediate action Is a perfect book for pastors and other faith leaders, students, non-students, book clubs, small group studies, history lovers, and all lifelong learners

The Color of Compromise is not a call to shame or a platform to blame white evangelical Christians. It is a call from a place of love and desire to fight for a more racially unified church that no longer compromises what the Bible teaches about human dignity and equality. A call that challenges black and white Christians alike to standup now and begin implementing the concrete ways Tisby outlines, all for a more equitable and inclusive environment among God's people. Starting today.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-243) and index.

Forward / by Lecrae -- The color of compromise -- Making race in the colonial era -- Understanding liberty in the age of revolution and revival -- Institutionalizing race in the Antebellum era -- Defending slavery at the onset of the Civil War -- Reconstructing white supremacy in the Jim Crow era -- Remembering the complicity in the North -- Compromising with racism during the civil rights movement -- Organizing the religious right at the end of the twentieth century -- Reconsidering racial reconciliation in the age of Black Lives Matter -- The fierce urgency of now -- Conclusion : be strong and courageous.

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