Religion and Racism: Exploring the Paradox-Can You Be a Christian and a Racist?

Religion and Racism explores the paradox of being a Christian and a racist, highlighting how whiteness and Christianity have dominated the world and subjugated people of color. It also explores how European colonizers shaped the world with unequal control of resources and disparate living standards for people of color and whites.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 142 pages
\n Publication date: 26 October 2020
\n Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing Inc
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The book Religion and Racism delves into the complex paradox that emerges when individuals identify as both Christians and racists. Racists hold the belief that one racial group is inherently superior to another. However, despite the United States' founding on Christian principles and its reputation as a nation deeply committed to morality, it has a history of engaging in severe acts of racial violence. How can a white Christian male, sitting in a church, engaging in Christian prayers, and then proceed to commit cold-blooded murder of nine African American Christians in their own church?

Churches have traditionally been considered safe havens and sanctuaries for Christians. The association between whiteness and Christianity has become prevalent globally, exerting dominance over a significant portion of the world. In the United States and other regions, whiteness and Christianity have been used to oppress people of color, even as individuals from these communities embrace the teachings of Christ. This often comes at the expense of their traditional religious and cultural practices.

European colonizers, armed with the Bible and a deep-seated belief in racial superiority, played a pivotal role in shaping the world as we know it today. This has resulted in unequal control over the world's resources and vastly different living standards for people of color and whites, both internationally and within individual nations. People of color have been treated as valuable commodities, while simultaneously being dehumanized, with the support of the Christian faith.

Religion and Racism offers a comprehensive exploration of this paradoxical relationship, shedding light on the challenges and complexities faced by individuals who hold conflicting beliefs. It raises important questions about the role of religion in perpetuating social inequality and the need for individuals and communities to confront and challenge these beliefs.

\n Weight: 303g\n
Dimension: 159 x 236 x 19 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781433179174\n
Edition number: New ed\n