Race & Ethnicity

Justice and racial reconciliation flow from the very heart of God. We desire to be a movement that has a posture of learning; so below we have listed some resources that we pray will be a blessing to you in your journey of understanding your ethnic identity, understanding God's heart for justice, and learning the reality of racism and injustice in this country. This list is by no means exhaustive, so if you would like more suggestions on a certain topic, please reach out to us and we'd be happy to send more suggestions your way.

Books on Ethnic Identity

Being White: Finding our Place in a Multi-ethnic World -Paula Harris and Doug Schaupp
White Awake -Daniel Hill
Being Latino in Christ -Orlando Crespo
One Church, Many Tribes -Richard Twiss
Living in Color -Randy Woodley

Books on Justice & Reconciliation

Let Justice Roll Down -John Perkins

Generous Justice -Tim Keller
Just Mercy -Bryan Stevenson
White Fragility -Robin DiAngelo
The New Jim Crow -Michelle Alexander
Divided by Faith -Michael Emerson & Christian Smith

Podcasts

Kingdom Diversity Podcast by Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Truth’s Table: a Podcast of Black Christian women taking on politics, race, gender, culture, etc.
Code Switch by NPR
Someday Is Now w. Vivian Mabumi: a podcast created for Asiam American women on leadership and culture
Pass the Mic: A podcast from the Black Christian Collective addressing the core concerns of African Americans biblically.

Websites

Race&theChurch.com - There is a video page that contains talks given in the series. We specifically recommend talk #4 that explains the heart of the #blacklivesmatter movement.

Things to Watch

13th, directed by Eva DuVernay
The Hate U Give, directed by George Tillman Jr.
When They See Us, directed by Eva DuVernay
Selma, directed by Eva DuVernay