Reading While Black: A Book Review

The unrest in Ferguson Missouri during 2014 served as a catalyst for needed conversations on the subject of race in the United States. The difficulty of the issues have only multiplied in the past few months with further cultural flashpoints in various cities and political parties entrenching on either side. Further complicating the situation are the ongoing internecine battles within Evangelicalism as the SBC passed a resolution supporting aspects of Critical Race Theory and other groups moved quickly to produce position papers or statements to define their own positions on a broad array of issues relating to race and racial reconciliation. Evangelicalism seemed determined to rend itself asunder as parties talked past one another in an attempt to make sense of our cultural moment. Read Full Article »