Construction of racism: The challenges and opportunities for promoting justice and modeling race-transcending societies
Racism has no scientific basis or definition. It is a learned behavior that puts one group of people above all others. Racism puts a burden on the society that artificially crafted it, and it suffocates the Church infected by its ideology. The Church can overcome racism by more intentionally creatin...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2020]
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Review and expositor
Year: 2020, Volume: 117, Issue: 1, Pages: 9-16 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CH Christianity and Society FD Contextual theology NCC Social ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
pseudo-scientific inquiries
B racial typology B pillars of racism B systemic racism B racist theories B anti-miscegenation laws |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (Resolving-System) |
| Summary: | Racism has no scientific basis or definition. It is a learned behavior that puts one group of people above all others. Racism puts a burden on the society that artificially crafted it, and it suffocates the Church infected by its ideology. The Church can overcome racism by more intentionally creating a beloved community that transcends the pillars that sustain racist theories. Christians and non-Christians are responsible to promote the enduring values that have defined humanity, such as generosity, kindness, perseverance, and humility. Incidental characteristics, such as the color or tone of one's skin, when highlighted, insidiously give an unfair advantage to one group over another. The psychological damage caused by racist ideology can become inconsequential when the Church takes the risk to become a beacon for the promotion of justice. If the Church fails to overcome racism and neglects the role of becoming the champion of a beloved community and nurturing a race-transcending society, the Church has lost its heritage and its hope. |
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| ISSN: | 2052-9449 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review and expositor
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0034637320904710 |