Courageous Christianity and the Journey Toward Racial Justice: A Guide to Combatting Racism

Jeff Hillier: This is such a great read on how to live out being anti-racist - with tons of application. The only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars was because so much is particular to the USA. Some elements are not transferable to other countries based on structures or systems. But, outside that, a must read.

Canada on Apr 20, 2021

Amazon Customer: Jemar has a great writing style and I learned some new angles that can be taken to fight racism that I haven't given thought to, such as evaluating an organization's history and "cluster hiring".

Canada on Feb 10, 2021

Mark: This is a great follow up to Jemar’s previous book on how the church is complicit in racism. Great resources on writing your own story of race, learning the history of race where you live and practicing Jesus’ command to love your neighbours. Jemar implore followers of Jesus to work towards reconciliation and justice in pragmatic ways. White Christians can do so much in changing the systematic racial prejudices.

Canada on Feb 08, 2021

Dani Combs: Jemar Tisby is always such a strong voice of wisdom, knowledge, and Christ’s love. Every time I have read some of his written words in an op-ed or blog post or listened to him speaking on his podcasts “Pass The Mic” or “Footnotes”, I have walked away with new awareness, heart changing convictions and renewed hope.

His first book “The Color of Compromise” was all about learning REAL history and unlearning FALSE narratives…this book is a great follow up and deals with the question that usually follows when one has a racial awakening:
“Now that I am aware of the truth, what do I DO?”

To my siblings in Christ who want to know how to put your faith into action against racial injustice, this book is a vital resource. HOWEVER…..while this book is faith based and driven by Christian teachings, I do not think it is ONLY for Christ followers. If you have a heart to work for racial justice, there is something that EVERYONE can learn within these pages, no matter where your spiritual leanings are.

Jemar not only provides important factual information and spiritual wisdom in this book, he also dives into what he calls the ARC of Racial Justice as...

United States on Jan 05, 2021

Adam Shields: Jemar Tisby has long been fighting against racism. He has an NYT bestselling history survey, The Color of Compromise. He is the co-founder of The Witness: A Black Christian Collective. He is in the final stages of his Ph.D. in history, focusing on 20th-century racial history. And he co-hosts the Pass The Mic podcast.

This is a very different book from Color of Compromise. Color of Compromise is a survey of the American church's racial history, especially its compromise concerning accepting racism in exchange for cultural power. Tisby says clearly in the introduction that How to Fight Racism responds to the standard question that he frequently gets, especially from White Christians, after presenting the problems of racism. How to Fight Racism is a book-length response to ‘what can I do.’

The broad structure of the book is the ARC framework (Awareness, Relationships, Commitment). ARC is not linear, but a broad strategy that will look different from person to person and community to community. But generally, healthy response to racism will include some mix of ongoing awareness, relationship building, and a long-term commitment to systemic change. This may sound...

United States on Jan 05, 2021