The Weight How To Fight Racism - "Truth Telling And Confession" with Jemar Tisby
The year 2020 was a strong reminder that racism is not a simple problem of the past, and it cannot be met with simple solutions. At its core, racism diminishes the image of God in people of color, keeping them from living in the fullness that was God’s vision for humanity. How can we bring about true equity in our communities, churches, and in our nation? What are the practical steps that we can take now to bring about flourishing and reconciliation?
Jemar Tisby, bestselling author of The Color of Compromise and president of The Witness: A Black Christian Collective, believes that racial reconciliation must be a relational effort grounded in self-awareness, and it must move beyond knowledge and ideas. In the fight against racism, Tisby sees the need for three essential components: awareness, relationships, and commitment. In his new book, How to Fight Racism, Tisby equips Christians with the tools needed to dismantle the systems and structures that keep people of color from flourishing.
He joins Eddie and Chris to talk about his hope for the church to mobilize to action instead of complicity and passivity, the ways that we can use our money wisely to help bridge economic disparities, and the power of truth-telling and confession. He calls Christians to foster welcoming communities where people of color are not just offered a seat at the white table, but honored, respected, and uplifted as leaders made in the image of God.
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