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Many of their subjects blamed the continuing talk of racial conflict on the media, unscrupulous black leaders, and the inability of African Americans to forget the past. What lies behind this perception? Evangelicals, Emerson and Smith write, are not so much actively racist as committed to a theological view of the world that makes it difficult for them to see systematic injustice. The evangelical emphasis on individualism, free will, and personal relationships makes invisible the pervasive injustice that perpetuates inequality between the races. Most racial problems, they told the authors, can be solved by the repentance and conversion of the sinful individuals at fault.   Combining a substantial body of evidence with sophisticated analysis and interpretation, Emerson and Smith throw sharp light on the oldest American dilemma. Despite the best intentions of evangelical leaders and some positive trends, the authors conclude that real racial reconciliation remains far over the horizon.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49568381108497,"sku":"GOR007825541","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50305413775633,"sku":"CIN0195147073VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50345430614289,"sku":"CIN0195147073A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":50983321993489,"sku":"NIN9780195147070","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52103061471505,"sku":"CIN0195147073G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53149516759313,"sku":"GOR011663507","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53150499799313,"sku":"GOR014781505","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0195147073.jpg?v=1776939708"},{"product_id":"people-of-the-dream-book-michael-o-emerson-9780691136271","title":"People of the Dream","description":"It is sometimes said that the most segregated time of the week in the United States is Sunday morning. 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People of the Dream argues that multiracial congregations are bridge organizations that gather and facilitate cross-racial friendships, disproportionately housing people who have substantially more racially diverse social networks than do other Americans. The book concludes that multiracial congregations and the people in them may be harbingers of racial change to come in the United States.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50149737267473,"sku":"CIN0691136270G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0691136270.jpg?v=1751327238"},{"product_id":"religion-of-whiteness-book-michael-o-emerson-9780197746288","title":"The Religion of Whiteness","description":"Are most white American Christians actually committed to a Religion of Whiteness?  Recent years have seen a growing recognition of the role that White Christian Nationalism plays in American society. As White Christian Nationalism has become a major force, and as racial and religious attitudes become increasingly aligned among whites--for example, the more likely you are to say that the decline of white people as a share of the population is \"bad for society,\" the more likely you are to believe the government should support religious values--it has become reasonable to wonder which of the adjectives in the phrase \"White Christian Nationalism\" takes precedence.   In this book, Michael O. Emerson and Glenn E. Bracey II respond definitively: the answer is \"white.\" The majority of white Christians in America, they argue, are believers in a \"Religion of Whiteness\" that shapes their faith, their politics, and more. The Religion of Whiteness, they argue, raises the perpetuation of racial inequality to a level of spiritual commitment that rivals followers' commitment to Christianity itself. This religion has its own unique beliefs, practices, sacred symbols, and organizations. 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