{"product_id":"reparations-a-plan-for-churches-9781640656093","title":"Reparations: A Plan for Churches","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA clarion call and evidence-based reparations plan for churches engaged in dismantling racism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristian churches, schools, and organizations committed to a reparations plan can learn how to do it--including how to support local, Black-led organizations working on economic empowerment. This is a much needed resource as churches have acknowledged generations of participation in systemic and structural racism and are looking for specific ways to action responsibility. This engaging book show how these plans are being lived out in congregations across the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by a white priest called to pastor an historically Black congregation in Washington DC, \u003ci\u003eReparations: A Plan for Churches\u003c\/i\u003e provides spiritual resources and practical tools for dioceses, and other institutions, who are poised to seize this crucial moment. By drawing from examples of steps being taken by congregations and others, this guide also centers the counsel, voices, and teaching of Black scholars, activists, and many denominations of Christians. From this vantage, the book shows Christians how to make the work of restitution a reality by honest fact-finding and truth-telling, substantive and sustained engagement with those to whom reparations are owed, clear statements about what reparations are, and focused action to begin the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll royalties go to Harriet's Wildest Dreams, a Black-led abolitionist community defense hub centering all Black lives most at risk for state-sanctioned violence in the Greater Washington area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Imagine a future where reparations are no longer a should-we conversation, it’s about here’s-how-we’re-currently-approaching-it. Imagine the possibilities that become available when white energy transforms from the cruel and stubborn justification of resource hoarding and trauma denial to desiring well-being for all and having the vision and tools to realize it.”\u003cbr\u003e—Debby Irving, author of \u003ci\u003eWaking Up White, and Finding Myself in the Story of Race\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“If you have ever wondered if reparations are one way to be forgiven for the sins of racism and white supremacy, Peter Jarrett-Schell’s \u003ci\u003eReparations: A Plan for Churches\u003c\/i\u003e is what you’re looking for. This honest book shows us Peter’s suggested steps to reach reparations that he formulated with the help of nine mentors who have been doing the arduous work of social justice. This book is as uncomfortable as it is gripping.”\u003cbr\u003e—Sandra Montes, Union Theological Seminary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by Stephanie Spellers Preface Introduction 1. Dreaming Big Dreams \u003ci\u003eThe Math of Reparations\u003c\/i\u003e 2. A Process in Six Stages 3. Building Relationship 4. Truth-Finding 5. Truth-Telling 6. Repentance 7. Reparation 8. Evaluation 9. Forgiveness, Absolution? 10. Resources for Perseverance 11. A Principled Critique Conclusion \u003ci\u003eThe Necessity and Insufficiency of Financial Reparations\u003c\/i\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Church Publishing Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51020192383319,"sku":"9781640656093","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781640656093.jpg?v=1750782717","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/reparations-a-plan-for-churches-9781640656093","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}