IVP associate editorial director Al Hsu says confronting racism begins with knowledge. 2024) by journalist Chanté Griffin, offers readings and prayers designed to push people into action beyond superficial hashtags and tweets of support for their Black neighbors, coworkers, and church members in times of stress or tragedy. Loving Your Black Neighbor as Yourself: A Guide to Closing the Space Between Us (WaterBrook, Jan. He calls out spiritual practices and clerical politics that he says embedded racism in American life. Michael Harriot, a senior writer for the Root, minces no words in his emphatically titled Black AF History: The Un-whitewashed Story of America (Dey Street, Sept.). Upcoming titles take on the trauma of racism past and present, the force of Christian nationalism, and the tensions between those who prioritize personal autonomy and those who assert traditional ideas about sexual and gender identity. While religionpublishers often highlight spiritual wisdom, compassion, and hope, they don’t shy away from difficult contemporary social issues, either.
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