Is Christianity the White Man's Religion? (eBook)

How the Bible Is Good News for People of Color

Antipas L. Harris (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2020
InterVarsity Press (Verlag)
978-0-8308-4825-6 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

Antipas L. Harris (PhD, DMin) is the chairman and CEO of the Harris Institute. He is a theological educator and an ordained pastor with degrees from LaGrange College, Candler School of Theology (Emory University), Yale University, Boston University, and St. Thomas University. Harris is also the founding president of the Urban Renewal Center in Norfolk, Virginia, where he leads initiatives that address the intersections of faith, justice, and community development. He strives for what Martin Luther King Jr. referred to as 'The Beloved Community' through advocacy for racial conciliatory practices, multi-ethnic relations, and cross-cultural competence and humility. Harris' previous books include The Gifted Worshiper and The Holy Spirit and Social Justice, volumes one and two.

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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 "e;good news"e; 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 "e;white man's religion."e;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.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.5.2020
• Verlagsort: Lisle
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Moraltheologie / Sozialethik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
• Schlagworte: Anti-Racist • Bible • Black • Black Church • Black Jesus • blonde jesus • Brown • brown jesus • Christianity • Church • Cultural Identity • Discrimination • Diverse • diverse church • Diversity • Equality • Ethnic • ethnic diversity in the bible • eurocentric • Generation Z • Global • Global Church • Jesus • Justice • Millennials • Multicultural • multicultural church • Oppression • People of Color • Race • racial • Racial Discrimination • Racial Equality • Racial Justice • Racism • racism in Christianity • Racism in the church • racist • Slavery • slavery in the bible • social justice in the bible • Supremacy • Western • western church • white jesus • white man's religion • white supremacy
• ISBN-10: 0-8308-4825-8 / 0830848258
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-4825-6 / 9780830848256