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If we're going to heal there must be change...
six critical paradigm shifts for well-intentioned white folks….
'Becoming Weaker' :: with Jean Vanier + The Work of the People :: for the Q Blog
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The Truth About the Civil Right Movement by Martha Southgate
A more pithy article on why The Help needs help.
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Color Blindness, Political Correctness, or Racial Reconciliation: Christian Ethics and Race by George Yancey
We hear a lot about “racial reconciliation” in Christian circles, but what do we mean by that term?
Mine shakes a lot.
Whiteness in the Interracial Church — Who’s in Charge.
From The Elusive Dream by Korie Edwards.
“In order to understand the cultural, structural, and social dynamics of interracial churches, race, particularly whiteness, needs to be situated at the heart of the explanation. Given that whiteness is the cornerstone of the racial system in the UNited States, it plays a fundamental role in how interracial churches function. Interracial churches will not represent a balance between whites’ and racial minorities’ organizational influence or religio-cultural preferences. Rather, the interrelations, religious and cultural practices, and organizational structures of interracial churches will be more representative of the preferences and desires of whites than of the racial minorities in these organizations. And the racial identities, racial attitudes, and religious perspectives of people who attend interracial churches will not challenge, but may even reinforce, whiteness in these organizations. In short, I propose that interracial churches work, that is remain racially integrated, to the extent that they are first comfortable places for whites to attend. This is not to suggest, of course, that the congregational life of interracial churches only represents the interest and preferences of whites. Indeed, these churches need to also appeal to the racial minorities in their religious communities. Nevertheless, whiteness plays a critical role in how interracial churches are organized, ultimately producing churches that reflect a congregational life more commonly seen in white churches than in others. Furthermore, while I can imagine interracial churches where whiteness does not dictate congregational life, these are rare exceptions. Interracial churches that understand the the broader implications of race for congregation members and for the churches’ culture and that intentionally structure their congregational life to counter whiteness are more apt to develop and sustain egalitarian interracial religious organizations.
