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In this groundbreaking ethnographic and theological account, Montague Williams examines the realities of race in multiracial and multiethnic youth ministries in the US. He invites readers to consider stories of young people in three congregations and witness their longing for a Christian discipleship that grapples with rather than avoids race.

Table of Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1 Racial Color-Blindness and Confusion in Youth Ministry
  • Beachland Community Church
  • 2 Mistaking Racial Color-Blindness for a Christian Virtue
  • The Lingering Effects of Post-Racialism
  • 3 Post-Racialism in a Black Multiethnic Congregation
  • Cityland Community Church
  • 4 Breaking Free from Post-Racial Youth Ministry
  • Southland Community Church
  • 5 Resisting Post-Racialism Takes Work
  • Reflections on the "Habitus" and Aesthetics of "Race-ism"
  • 6 Aesthetic Resistance in the Theology of Martin Luther King Jr.
  • Envisioning the Beloved Community
  • 7 Embracing Church in Color
  • Practices for Youth and Young Adult Ministry
  • Conclusion

Church in Color

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    A Hardback by Montague R. Williams

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      Publisher Baylor University Press
      Published 30 September 2020
      ISBN-13 9781481312219
      978-1481312219
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      Religious ministry and clergy

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In this groundbreaking ethnographic and theological account, Montague Williams examines the realities of race in multiracial and multiethnic youth ministries in the US. He invites readers to consider stories of young people in three congregations and witness their longing for a Christian discipleship that grapples with rather than avoids race.

      Table of Contents
      • Introduction
      • 1 Racial Color-Blindness and Confusion in Youth Ministry
      • Beachland Community Church
      • 2 Mistaking Racial Color-Blindness for a Christian Virtue
      • The Lingering Effects of Post-Racialism
      • 3 Post-Racialism in a Black Multiethnic Congregation
      • Cityland Community Church
      • 4 Breaking Free from Post-Racial Youth Ministry
      • Southland Community Church
      • 5 Resisting Post-Racialism Takes Work
      • Reflections on the "Habitus" and Aesthetics of "Race-ism"
      • 6 Aesthetic Resistance in the Theology of Martin Luther King Jr.
      • Envisioning the Beloved Community
      • 7 Embracing Church in Color
      • Practices for Youth and Young Adult Ministry
      • Conclusion

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