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Church in Color - Youth Ministry, Race, and the Theology of Martin Luther King Jr. (Hardcover)
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Church in Color - Youth Ministry, Race, and the Theology of Martin Luther King Jr. (Hardcover)
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Congregational leaders are often unsure how to attend to the
complexities of racism and racial division in the United States.
One common response is to acknowledge that racism is wrong and then
avoid the topic as much as possible. This is especially the case in
youth and young adult ministries, as pastors and other youth
workers attempt to foster a sense of community and identity that
transcends race. While this method may seem helpful on the surface,
it ultimately undermines the goal of offering young people
authentically Christian mentoring, understanding, and pastoral
care. There is a dire need for a practical theological framework
that welcomes young people's experiences and questions regarding
race into the work of theology and vocational discernment. In this
groundbreaking ethnographic and theological account, Montague R.
Williams unearths and examines the realities of race in multiracial
and multiethnic youth ministries in the United States. Church in
Color invites readers to consider stories of young people in three
distinct congregations and witness their longing for a Christian
discipleship that grapples with rather than avoids race. Williams
further analyzes how young people communicate this longing and why
it is difficult for congregational leaders to recognize and respond
to it.Finally, placingthese findings in dialogue with an in-depth
and nuanced engagement of Martin Luther King Jr.'s theological
aesthetics, Williams guides congregations to embrace a discipleship
that recognizes, remembers, and wrestles with the realities of
race, racism, and racial identity. Church in Color demonstrates the
importance of including the questions and experiences of young
people from diverse backgrounds in the work of theological
construction. It also models how to bring various fields, such as
congregational studies, youth ministry, race theory, pop culture,
and Kingian theology, together within a broader practical
theological conversation. Most significantly, Church in Color
charts a path forward for the future of intergenerational Christian
communities in a racialized world.
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