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Is Christianity the White Man`s Religion? - How the Bible Is Good News for People of Color (Hardcover)
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Is Christianity the White Man`s Religion? - How the Bible Is Good News for People of Color (Hardcover)
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Among many young people of color, there is a growing wariness about
organized religion and Christianity in particular. If Christianity
is for everyone, why does the Bible seem to endorse slavery? Why do
most popular images of Jesus feature a man with white skin and blue
eyes? Is evangelical Christianity "good news" or a tool of white
supremacy? As our society increases in ethnic and religious
diversity, millennials and the next generation of emerging adults
harbor suspicions about traditional Christianity. They're looking
for a faith that makes sense for the world they see around them.
They want to know how Christianity relates to race, ethnicity, and
societal injustices. Many young adults have rejected the Christian
faith based on what they've seen in churches, the media, and
politics. For them, Christianity looks a lot like a "white man's
religion." Antipas L. Harris, a theologian and community activist,
believes that biblical Christianity is more affirmative of cultural
diversity than many realize. In this sweeping social, theological,
and historical examination of Christianity, Harris responds to a
list of hot topics from young Americans who struggle with the
perception that Christianity is detached from matters of justice,
identity, and culture. He also looks at the ways in which American
evangelicalism may have incubated the race problem. Is Christianity
the White Man's Religion? affirms that ethnic diversity has played
a powerful role in the formation of the Old and New Testaments and
that the Bible is a book of justice, promoting equality for all
people. Contrary to popular Eurocentric conceptions, biblical
Christianity is not just for white Westerners. It's good news for
all of us.
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