FAITH AND ANTI-RACISM RESOURCES

We believe that peace in this world cannot be truly attained while ignoring or diminishing the reality of suffering and oppression that our neighbors experience.

This is why we lament.

We lament to acknowledge suffering. We lament with the cries out for justice against injustices. We lament because it moves us beyond complacency with the status quo.

Because of this relationship between lament and peace, we cannot choose to ignore the relationship between faith and anti-racism. Recently, we’ve seen many people become curious as to what resources exist that can help bridge that gap, both in our communities and within our very own homes.

Our hope is that these resources can help you lament by following, reading, watching, and listening to the voices of those leading the growing conversation on faith and anti-racism today.

books

Becoming Brave

Be The Bridge

Brown Church

Disunity In Christ

Divided By Faith

Embrace: God’s Radical Shalom for a Divided World

Friendships in the Margins: Discovering Mutuality

God Has a Dream

How To Be Antiracist

How To Fight Racism

I’m Still Here

Jesus & the Disinherited

Just Mercy

Letters to a Birmingham Jail

Reconciling All Things

Rethinking Incarceration

Roadmap to Reconciliation

Subversive Witness

The Cross & The Lynching Tree

The Color Of Compromise

White Awake

White Lies

for families and children

Talking About Race
website with resources from the National Museum of African American History and Culture

Celebration Place - God’s Plan for a Delightfully Diverse Church

book

Gospel of Color
book

God’s Very Good Idea
book

How to Fight Racism: Kid’s Version

book

Sesame Street the Power of We
a Sesame Street special on HBO Max

Phil Vischer (VeggieTales) Talks About Race: The Holy Post
video

Talking With Children About Racism: Aha! Parenting
Guide for parents in talking about racism with their kids

1st Avenue Hy-Vee Closure Resources

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