Beware the Anti-Anti-Racist Evangelical Complex
Since publication of their new book addressing a Christian view on reparations for descendants of formerly enslaved Americans, Gregory Thompson and Duke Kwon have been met with harsh criticism by the …
Racism
One year along, United Methodists are working locally to dismantle racism
In the year since The United Methodist Church launched its “Dismantling Racism” campaign, the U.S. units of the worldwide denomination have laid the groundwork for long-term efforts against white supremacy in …
White Evangelical Racism: An Interview with Anthea Butler
The academic literature on American evangelicalism is broad, deep, and largely sympathetic, authored in many cases by evangelical scholars who hope to preserve and nurture as well as document the …
The evangelical church still has a lot of work to do when it comes to racism
When the media reports on evangelicals, it often refers specifically to “white evangelicals.” The reality, however, is that one in three American evangelicals is a person of color. I am …
The racial silence of white churches
Across the U.S., protests over police shootings, excessive force or related incidents against Black individuals, like George Floyd, Breonna Taylor or Jason Blake, are amplifying the conversation on racial discrimination. …
Push for evangelical Christian colleges to address racial justice
After the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police on May 25, George Fox University, a Quaker-founded evangelical Christian school in Oregon, announced plans to change its campus culture, improve …
Racism among white Christians is higher than among the nonreligious. That’s no coincidence.
Over the last several weeks, the United States has engaged in a long-overdue reckoning with the racist symbols of the past, tearing down monuments to figures complicit in slavery and …
‘This is the Christian message’: Cardinal urges Catholics to join struggle for racial justice
A cardinal has encouraged Catholics to take part in the worldwide struggle for racial justice following the death of George Floyd. Cardinal Michael Fitzgerald, a former president of the Pontifical …
View from the southern Baptists: black lives matter
Conservative Christian leaders in the US are stating clearly: “Black Lives Matter”. Statements in support of racial equality have come from leaders in conservative evangelical denominations, including J. G. Greear, …
Trump, an infrequent churchgoer, focuses on Christian base amid protests and pandemic
President Donald Trump made his second visit to a religious site in as many days on Tuesday with a visit to the John Paul II National Shrine in Washington alongside first lady …