Being white : finding our place in a multiethnic world / Paula Harris & Doug Schaupp.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harris, Paula, 1964- author.

Schaupp, Doug, 1967- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Race relations.

Ethnicity--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Ethnicity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 p.)

Place of Publication:

Downers Grove, Illinois : InterVarsity Press, [2004]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Are you white? Do you know what this means? Are you aware of racial inequality but have wondered, <em>So what do I do?</em>. Paula Harris and Doug Schaupp present a Christian model of what it means to be white, wrestling with issues of history, power, identity, culture, reconciliation, relationship and community.

Contents:

Cover; Praise for ""Being White""; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Why This Book?; Stage One: Encounter; 1 Stumbling into Encounter; 2 Giving Your Heart Away; Making Encounter Real; Stage Two: Friendship; 3 Making and Keeping Friendships with People of Color; 4 Going Deeper in Crosscultural Friendships; Making Friendship Real; Stage Three: Displacement; 5 What Does the Bible Say About Displacement; 6 Can White Boys Hoop?; 7 The Point of No Return; 8 Being Colorblind; Making Displacement Real; Stage Four: White Identity

9 Living in the Truth About White History and Racism10 Open the Parachute; 11 Who Are We: Who Do They Say We Are?; 12 Can God Redeem White Culture?; 13 Finding Our White Identity in Christ; Making White Identity Real; Stage Five: The Just Community; 14 I Want a Friend, She Wants Justice; 15 Responsibility Is Not a Four-Letter Word; 16 Betraying White Privilege, Plundering White Power; Making the Just Community Real; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; More Titles from InterVarsity Press

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780830874514

0830874518