Racialandethnichostilityisoneofthemostpervasiveproblemsthechurchfaces.Ithindersoureffectivenessasonebodyofbelievers.Itdamagesourwitness.Whywon’tthisproblemjustgoaway?Becauseitisaspiritualbattle.Inresponse,wemustemployspiritualweapons--prayer,repentance,forgiveness.InthisbookBrendaSalterMcNeilandRickRichardsonprovideamodelofracialreconciliation,socialjustice,andspiritualhealingthatcreatesbothindividualandcommunaltransformation.Readthisbookifyouwanttolearnhowtouseyourfaithasaforceforchange,notasasmokescreenforself-protectionembraceyourtrueselfandrenouncefalseracialidentitiesreceiveandextendforgivenessasanactofracialreconciliationexperiencepersonaltransformationthroughthehealingofpainfulracialmemoriesengageinsocialactionbydevelopingongoingcrossculturalpartnershipsThisclassicisnowpartoftheIVPSignatureCollection,whichfeaturesspecialeditionsoficonicbooksincelebrationoftheseventy-fifthanniversaryofInterVarsityPress.Itincludesalistofdefinitionsandadiscussionandactivityguideforgroups.AnewcompanionBiblestudyisalsoavailable.
