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UNITED METHODISTS STAND AGAINST RACISM
As United Methodists examine ways to end racial injustice, offering resources about racism can be part of the solution. The recommended readings for adults on this page include feature resources for church audiences and for mission teams.
Cousins: Connected through slavery, a Black woman and a White woman discover their past―and each other
What happens when a White woman, Phoebe, contacts a Black woman, Betty, saying she suspects they are connected through slavery? First surprise? Betty responds, “Hello, Cousin.”
Wit, Will, & Walls
by Betty Kilby Fisher is a powerful epic of an African American family's struggle for equality. Betty Kilby was an "infant plaintiff" in the, Betty Ann Kilby vs. Warren County Board of Education, which followed the landmark Supreme Court case Brown Vs. the Board of Education.
White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity
Drawing on history, public opinion surveys, and personal experience, Robert P. Jones delivers a provocative examination of the unholy relationship between American Christianity and white supremacy, and issues an urgent call for white Christians to reckon with this legacy for the sake of themselves and the nation.
Breaking Barriers - An African American Family & the Methodist Story
by Angella P. Current illustrates the experience of African Americans within United Methodism, and the important roles that faith, the church, and family played in molding the character and work of numerous individuals throughout the denomination.
Preaching About Racism: A Guide for Faith Leaders
by Carolyn B. Helsel equips pastors to address racism faithfully from the pulpit.
Methodism's Racial Dilemma - the Story of the Central Jurisdiction
by James S. Thomas explores the Central Jurisdiction, which was created for African American members of the 1939 merger of The Methodist Episcopal Church, The Methodist Episcopal Church South, and The Methodist Protestant Church.
Church Resources
A Nazareth Manifesto: Being with God
by Samuel Wellsis an eloquent and impassioned ecumenical proposal for re-envisioning Christianity’s approach to social engagement away from working “for” the people to being “with” them.
The Very Worst Missionary: A Memoir or Whatever
by Jamie Wright is a disarming, ultimately inspiring spiritual memoir for well-intentioned contrarians everywhere.
The Last Missionary
by Bob Walters is a bicycle adventure story, set in Democratic Republic of the Congo after the Pan-African war, that will challenge both evangelicals and progressives in the church, missionaries and mission volunteers, and even non-religious aid workers.
Missions Resources
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