As followers of Jesus, how should we respond to the current racial tensions in our country? How should we approach the issues surrounding racial justice? How should we talk about race? What can we do to reflect the hope of Jesus in these conversations?
This page is designed to offer resources that will help us develop more informed, biblical answers to these questions. This list of resources isn’t exhaustive, but a next step in the conversation.
Videos
Sermon: First Responders With Love
Speaker: Vermon Pierre, Roosevelt Community Church
Discussion: How Should We Talk About Race
Vermon Pierre, Kimberly Deckel, Rick Thiemke, Dave Morton
Race in America (Phil Vischer)
We need to talk about race. Why are people angry? Why so upset? Didn't we elect a black president? Pass civil rights laws? Isn't racism illegal now? VeggieTales creator, Phil Vischer, talks about race in America…
articles
Black Practicing Christians Are Twice as Likely as Their White Peers to See a Race Problem (Barna Group)
Why Racial Reconciliation Is a Gospel Issue (Jeff Robinson interview with Jarvis Williams)
Evangelical Neglect: A History Of Race Relations In America (Rich Nathan)
The Death of Jesus as God’s Provision for Racial Reconciliation (Jarvis Williams)
Binding Up Our Achilles Heel (Karen Ellis)
Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America (Natasha Sistrunk Robinson)
Reflections from a Christian Scholar on Social Justice, Critical Race Theory, Marxism and Biblical Ethics (Kelly Hamren)