Some would argue that Christianity itself is racist. Given the sweep of history, this is a charge that has to be confronted.
So we’re going to speak to a couple of people who, despite all the things the church has done wrong -- and continues to do wrong -- and despite all the things the church should be doing but just isn’t - still see Christ as Lord. They are still part of the church. They still think Christianity is beautiful, even if parts of the church are not.
You as listeners - whether you believe or not - are going to have to be the judges here.
This is not an episode in which I feel competent to lecture anyone.
I don’t know what it’s like to be a minority. That’s why we’re speaking to people today who do know.
LINKS
Read his latest book, How to fight racism)
Read Jemar’s other book The Colour of Compromise: the truth about the American Church’s complicity in racism)
Find out more about Common Grace)
Watch Brenda Salter McNeil’s full talk on her ‘response to racism’ )
This episode is supported by Zondervan Academic’s book Evangelical Theology by Michael Bird )
Full CNN report on the global protests sparked by the death of George Floyd)
Read more about the Black Lives Matter movement in this series from The New Yorker)
Divided by Faith: Evangelical religion and the problem of race in America)*, *Michael Emerson and Christian Smith
Listen to Tim Keller’s full speech on Racism and Corporate Evil )
Also read Tim Keller’s series on justice and race in the Gospel In Life Magazine
A Biblical Critique of Secular Justice and Critical Theory )
Read more about the Southern Baptists and Critical Race Theory)
And a little more about Critical Race Theory more generally: Are all white people racist? Why Critical Race Theory has us rattled, Sydney Morning Herald)
More on Australia’s Aboriginal history
Here's the alternate view on racism in America
Candace Owens is a conservative US commentator who has a very different take on the Black Lives Matter movement and how she thinks her country should be dealing with racism.
On what she believes is the real goal of the Black Lives Matter movement)
Ben Shapiro is one of the most popular conservative commentators in the US. He disagrees with the idea of systemic racism. More here.)
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