Christianity and Critical Race Theory - A Faithful and Constructive Conversation

Baker Publishing Group

Christianity and Critical Race Theory A Faithful and Constructive ConversationAuthor(s): Robert Chao Romero, Jeff M. Liou\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Baker Publishing Group, United States\nImprint: Baker Academic, Div of Baker Publishing Group\nISBN-13: 9781540965196, 978-1540965196\nSynopsis\n\""People interested in critical race theory and Christians concerned about faith integration and social justice will find this book to be very helpful.\""--Library Journal\n\nCritical race theory has become a lightning rod in contemporary American politics and evangelical Christianity. This irenic book offers a critical but constructive and sympathetic introduction written from a perspective rooted in Scripture and Christian theology. The authors take us beyond caricatures and misinformation to consider how critical race theory can be an analytical tool to help us understand persistent inequality and injustice--and to see how Christians and churches working for racial justice can engage it i.