{"product_id":"talking-about-race-gospel-hope-for-hard-conversations-9780310124429","title":"Talking about Race: Gospel Hope for Hard Conversations","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eAmerican Christians find it difficult to have conversations about racism, but this book offers a fictional, racially charged tragedy to understand varying perspectives and responses. It encourages Christians to listen to one another well and seek unity in Christ, using God's Word to speak gracefully and truthfully about racism for the glory of God, the good of their neighbors, and the building up of the church. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 240 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 17 February 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Zondervan\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConversations about racism are as crucial as they are challenging for American Christians. \u003cbr\u003eYet, the conversation frequently becomes so unpleasant, even among the devout who profess unity in Jesus. \u003cbr\u003eWhy is that the case? \u003cbr\u003eWhy does it matter? \u003cbr\u003eCan things improve, or are we irrevocably divided? \u003cbr\u003eIn this honest and hopeful book, pastor Isaac Adams not only shows you how to have the race conversation; he begins it for you. \u003cbr\u003eBy presenting a fictional, racially charged tragedy to understand varying perspectives and responses, he examines what is at stake if we ignore this conversation and why there is just as much at stake in how we have that discussion, especially across color lines—that is, with people of another ethnicity. \u003cbr\u003eThis unique approach offers insight into how to listen to one another well and seek unity in Christ. \u003cbr\u003eLooking to God's Word, Christians can find wisdom to speak gracefully and truthfully about racism for the glory of God, the good of their neighbors, and the building up of the church. \u003cbr\u003eSome feel that the time for talking is over, and that we've heard all this before. \u003cbr\u003eBut given how polarized American society is becoming—its churches not exempt—fresh attention on the dysfunctional communication between ethnicities is more than warranted. \u003cbr\u003eAdams offers an invitation to faithfully combat the racism many of us say we hate and maintain the unity many of us say we want. \u003cbr\u003eTogether, we can learn to speak in such a way that we show a divided world a different world. \u003cbr\u003eTalking About Race points to the starting line, not the finish line, when it comes to following Jesus amid race relations. \u003cbr\u003eIts high time to begin running.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 276g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 139 x 212 x 18 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780310124429\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Isaac Adams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44098150203642,"sku":"9780310124429","price":10.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1647339153430_book.jpg?v=1647357457","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/talking-about-race-gospel-hope-for-hard-conversations-9780310124429","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}