Our racist legacy : will the church resolve the conflict? / [print]
by Ivan A. Beals.
- Notre Dame, Indiana, U.S.A. : Cross Cultural Publications, (c)1997.
- xvi, 228 pages ; 23 cm.
- The church and the world series ; v. 9 .
- Church and the world ; v. 9. .
Slavery and the watersheds of religion in America -- Scriptural perspectives of slavery and racism -- Revolution, religion, and slavery in a free country -- Christians and abolitionist action -- Problems that faced evangelical antislavery -- The faltering church crusade against slavery -- Churches, clergy, and President Lincoln -- The church and biased reconstruction -- Postwar churches : religion, science, and racism -- How the church befriended Jim Crow -- Racism and the burden of bridge-building -- Reconciliation constructs peace.
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Racism--Religious aspects--Christianity. Racism--United States.