Non-Fiction
Touch the Earth – Drew Jackson
I’ve spent a lot of time trying to put my thoughts about Touch the Earth into words. Part of that struggle has simply been time constraints in my current schedule. Part of it is that […]
Genre: Racial Reconciliation
Academic
Selected Sermons – Lemuel Haynes
This fascinating addition to the Crossway Short Classics series shares four sermons from Lemuel Haynes, the first African American ordained as a minister in America. This Black Puritan preacher served as a pastor and fought […]
Non-Fiction
Start with Hello (And Other Simple Ways to Live as Neighbors) – Shannan Martin
When popular bloggers write books, a common critique is that each chapter seems like a blog post. Shannan Martin avoids that common problem in Start with Hello, building on her theme in a sequential way […]
Non-Fiction
Silencing White Noise – Willie Francois III
There have been droves of books on antiracism, both for the general market and specifically designed for the Christian market. Silencing White Noise is the latter, written by Willie Francois III, president of the Black […]
Non-Fiction
Not So Black and White – Reggie Dabbs and John Driver
Two long-time friends, one Black and one white, join together for a conversation about race. While the content of Not So Black and White can be found in any number of books, it’s the camaraderie […]
Non-Fiction
Been in the Struggle: Pursuing an Antiracist Spirituality – Regina Shands Stoltzfus and Tobin Miller Shearer
Been in the Struggle is the reflections of two individuals who have spent the last few decades cultivating an antiracist spirituality while tearing down systemic racism. In a lot of ways, this felt similar to […]
Non-Fiction
Talking About Race – Isaac Adams
I’ve read a lot of books on racial relations, particularly from a Christian perspective, and after a while you begin to recognize the familiar beats. Most books are written to rally the troops. Some books […]
Non-Fiction
Might from the Margins – Dennis Edwards
The story of the early church is the story of a marginalized and oppressed people. It should come as not surprise, then, that the Gospel message is quite concerned about the presence of injustice and […]
Non-Fiction
The Heart of Racial Justice – Brenda Salter McNeil and Rick Richardson
Soul change leads to social change. That sentence is the driving factor of The Heart of Racial Justice. Cowritten by Brenda Salter McNeil and Rick Richardson, this now-classic book provides a model of racial reconciliation […]
Non-Fiction
Young, Gifted, and Black – Sheila Wise Rowe
“You are young, gifted and black” / We must begin to tell our young / There’s a world waiting for you / Yours is the quest that’s just begun. Nina Simone’s Civil Rights anthem To […]