Christians and the Color Line analyzes the complex entanglement of race and religion in the United States. Drawing on historical and contemporary examples of racialized religion; the essays in this volume consider the problem of race both in Christian congregations and in American society as a whole. Belying the notion that a post-racial America has arrived; congregations in the US are showing an unprecedented degree of interest in overcoming the deep racial divisions that exist within American Protestantism. In one recent poll; for instance; nearly 70 percent of church leaders expressed a strong desire for their congregations to become racially and culturally diverse. To date; reality has eluded this professed desire as fewer than 10 percent of American Protestant churches have actually achieved multiracial status. Employing innovative research from sociology; history; philosophy; and religious studies; the contributors to this volume use Michael Emerson and Christian Smith's groundbreaking study Divided by Faith (Oxford; 2000) as their starting point to acknowledge important historical; sociological; and theological causations for racial divisions in Christian communities. Collectively; however; these scholars also offer constructive steps that Christians of all races might take to overcome the color line and usher in a new era of cross-racial engagement.
#1336135 in Books Shirli Gilbert 2007-03-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 6.10 x .70 x 9.10l; .89 #File Name: 0199211183260 pagesMusic in the Holocaust Confronting Life in the Nazi Ghettos And Camps
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful. Music in the HolocaustBy T. WylieThis is an excellent; brief presentation of what musical life was like in the Nazi ghettos and camps. It tends toward the "academic" with regard to structure but; for me; it works nicely because I find it easy to use within a university context. Ms. Gilbert provides an excellent bibliography and a very useful index. Her book is a fine introduction to this particular aspect of Holocaust history.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Homage to a forgotten population.By arlene alpertYou will learn. learn; learn about a subject little taught..
