Healing Racial Divides by Terrell Carter
Brand: Chalice Press
Product Description
Can the church help America emerge from its racist shadows empowered to heal racial divides Church pastor and former police officer Terrell Carter says yes. While our faith inarguably calls Christians to unity the hard fact remains were 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 a pastor professor and former police officer takes us on a revelatory journey into the abyss of the racial divide and shows us how weve arrived at this divisive place. Understanding racisms roots and our place in it we surface more committed and empowered to defeat racism once and for all. Drawing from the Bible scholarly research and personal experience as a both a former police officer and a black pastor serving white congregations Carter unpacks the deep roots of racism in America how it continues to be perpetuated today and practical strategies for racial reconciliation. Looking forward he shapes a bold and faithful vision for healing racial division through multicultural communities focused on relationship listening and learning from each other. With a pastors heart and an academics head Carter invites us to look at where weve beenand where God calls us as spiritually mature Christians seeking healing and true unity on earth. In Healing Racial Divides Terrell Carter helps us Understand the roots of racism in the world the church and ourselves Gain a biblical perspective on the sin of racism as well as the biblical call to Christian unity Examine how racism continues to be perpetuated in America today Explore the concept of white normality and its aftereffects Discover a way across the divide through the creation of multicultural relationships churches and communities show more
Condition : New
Author : Terrell Carter
Weight : 347
Publisher : Chalice Press
Language : English
EAN : 9780827215122
ISBN10 : 0827215126
Format : Paperback Softback
Date of Publication : 20170725
Place of Publication : United States
Pagination : 160 Pages Illustrations Black And White
Dimensions : 213 X 140 X 10