Reviews

Faithful Antiracism: Moving Past Talk to Systemic Change by Christina Edmondson, Chad Brennan

frances_chan's review

challenging hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

jerseyfemme's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Great book. It's a shame the people who need to read this will pass this by and not even consider what needs to be done in Christianity to reconcile and to denounce white supremacy. 

jarreloliveira's review

5.0

Clear and concise "next steps" on not only discussing but implementing racial justice change in an immediate and proximal sphere and in a systemic environment. Informative, heartbreaking, and truthful write-up by Christina Edmondson and Chad Brennan. I'd place this one up there with Jemar Tisby's work of the same nature.

We must move past "talking" and "discussing" the ills of racism and throw ourselves into the restorative and just nature of combating white supremacy or any racial caste system together.

rdpulfer's review

5.0

I've been looking for a book which mired the topic of antiracism with a Christian perspective, and this book certainly delivers. I particularly liked that book used Biblical understanding to support social justice, while also showing the pitfalls of "magic thinking" that has plagued both sides of the issue. This is a very in-depth and expansive study on the subject of antifacism, making it perfect for a Bible study. One small issue - the book does very occasionally employ yellow print on white pages while trying to highlight certain terms, but this can make it hard to read. It happens sparingly, but it is a bit distracting. Otherwise, it's a compelling examination of a topic issue from an oft-overlooked viewpoint.

library_dreamer's review

4.0

This is a great book for discussion groups, particularly in a religious context like a Sunday School class. It was pretty light on substance and context, but it is a great way to launch into deeper discussions and serves as a good companion for other, denser texts. 

Thank you to NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for my honest review. 

eaclapp41's review

challenging hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.0

As a pastor, I often have conversations that end with someone telling me, “We don’t need to talk about racism. We just need to talk about [fill in the blank… usually The Bible or Jesus].”

What I love about Faithful Antiracism is that it’s a concise book that takes a few different avenues into a conversation about antiracism that is firmly rooted in the story of God’s people.

I imagine this would be a great book for a church group hesitant to discuss race to read together because of the ways it centers discussion in prayer and scripture. At different times, this book takes a historical approach, trauma-informed approach, and ultimately lands on an appeal to traditions of faith as expressed in scripture to make its point.

It’s a good addition to the conversation for its pragmatism and usefulness for beginning conversations where church folks may be more hesitant.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.