More Than Equals: Racial Healing for the Sake of the GospelRecipient of a Christianity Today 1994 Critics Choice Award! Here is living proof that white and black Christians can live together. When Spencer Perkins was sixteen years old, he visited his bloodied and swollen father (pastor John Perkins) in jail. Police had beaten the black activist severely, and Spencer never forgot the moment. He couldn't imagine living in community with a white person after that. But his plans were changed. Chris Rice grew up in very different circumstances, of "Vermont Yankee stock," attending an elite Eastern college and looking forward to a career in law and government. But his plans were changed. Spencer and Chris became not only friends, but yokefellows--partners for more than a decade in the difficult ministry of racial reconciliation. From their own hard-won experience, they show that there is hope for our frightening race problem, that whites and African-Americans can live together in peace. This revised and expanded edition includes a new introduction, a new afterword, a new study guide, updated resources and a new chapter by Spencer, "Playing the Grace Card." In compellingly practical detail, Chris and Spencer present their hope, which is boldly and radically Christian. "The cause of racial reconciliation needs yokefellows," they argue, ". . . not solely for the sake of racial harmony--even though it will lead to that--but for the witness of the gospel." |
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... people perish” (Prov 29:18 KJV). While this book may heighten your insight ... black-white thing?” One of the critiques of More Than Equals has been its ... people for directions, and none of them replied in English. In Mississippi ...
... people perish” (Prov 29:18 KJV). While this book may heighten your insight ... black-white thing?” One of the critiques of More Than Equals has been its ... people for directions, and none of them replied in English. In Mississippi ...
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... blacks in high-profile but limited jobs like vice president of public affairs and personnel director. On one hand, integration has helped to create a growing black ... person out at a dance. The hosts and their other guests would reluctantly ...
... blacks in high-profile but limited jobs like vice president of public affairs and personnel director. On one hand, integration has helped to create a growing black ... person out at a dance. The hosts and their other guests would reluctantly ...
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... black people of my generation. Race has shaped who we are and never seems to be too far removed from any situation. Yet it was precisely because of our strong Foot Soldier 37 Christian beliefs that my family took the. MORETHAN Page 36 ...
... black people of my generation. Race has shaped who we are and never seems to be too far removed from any situation. Yet it was precisely because of our strong Foot Soldier 37 Christian beliefs that my family took the. MORETHAN Page 36 ...
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... people in the country were shocked to see the Alabama police turn their dogs ... black. This was small-town Mississippi in 1966. Some of the children in my ... people in Mississippi's school system. For most of the kids, nodding in ...
... people in the country were shocked to see the Alabama police turn their dogs ... black. This was small-town Mississippi in 1966. Some of the children in my ... people in Mississippi's school system. For most of the kids, nodding in ...
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... people who, he said, “were trapped by sin, poverty and racism.” Instead of making him content, his Bible taught him (and he taught us) to be concerned not only about people's ... black school or a white school. Now, in the fall of 1966, each ...
... people who, he said, “were trapped by sin, poverty and racism.” Instead of making him content, his Bible taught him (and he taught us) to be concerned not only about people's ... black school or a white school. Now, in the fall of 1966, each ...
Contents
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White Blinders | 70 |
Submit | 129 |
From Anger Guilt to Passion Conviction | 131 |
Weapons for the Battle | 143 |
A Reconciliation Story | 151 |
The Character of a Reconciler | 167 |
White Fear | 180 |
More Than Skin Deep | 188 |
Unlikely Comrades | 207 |
School Daze | 85 |
Black Residue | 93 |
Silence Gives Consent | 104 |
A Little Respect | 118 |
Friends Yokefellows 20 Playing the Grace Card 227 | 227 |
Resources Study Guide 265 | 265 |
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