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White privilege and racial injustice persist in the Church; and despite a commitment to promote justice for all, racism is a reality of life, and has been since before the founding of our nation. In addition throughout most of our nation’s history, theology, as a discipline, has remained silent about racism and, at its worst, overtly supported racist practices. This book, examines: 1) what racism...

practices and rhetoric. Yet, democracy, Christianity, and racism have been intertwined for centuries. Any exploration of race, racism, and race relations in the United States demands a level of analysis that integrates the interlocking factors of politics, economics, religion, and power. There would be no racist history if not for the political and economic exigencies and objectives entangled with Christian theologies and biblical interpretations. Hence, untangling this knot has the potential to