Beyond Racial Gridlock: Embracing Mutual Responsibility

Yancey, George

ISBN 10: 0830833765 / ISBN 13: 9780830833764

Published by IVP, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Beyond Racial Gridlock: Embracing Mutual Responsibility
• Publisher: IVP
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0830833765
• ISBN 13: 9780830833764
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Christian Living
  • Sociology
  • Social Issues

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Synopsis

<p>Christians have struggled with racial issues for centuries, and often inadvertently contribute to the problem. Many proposed solutions have been helpful, but these only take us so far. Adding to this complex situation is the reality that Christians of different races see the issues differently.Sociologist George Yancey surveys a range of approaches to racial healing that Christians have used and offers a new model for moving forward. The first part of the book analyzes four secular models regarding race used by Christians (colorblindness, Anglo-conformity, multiculturalism and white responsibility) and shows how each has its own advantages and limitations. Part two offers a new "mutual responsibility" model, which acknowledges that both majority and minority cultures have their own challenges, tendencies, and sins to repent of, and that people of different races approach racial reconciliation and justice in differing but complementary ways.Yancey's vision offers hope that people ofall races can walk together on a shared path--not as adversaries, but as partners.</p>

About the Author

<p>George Yancey (PhD, University of Texas) is a professor at the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University, specializing in race/ethnicity and religion. He works to promote collaborative communication as a solution to racial unrest. Hisbooks include <em>Compromising Scholarship</em>, <em>One Faith No Longer</em>, <em>Hostile Environment</em>, <em>Beyond Racial Gridlock</em>, and <em>Transcending Racial Barriers</em>.</p>