(RNS) — The presence of a black body has long been deemed a threat to be contained rather than a neighbor to be loved. 

(RNS) — What if those young men had been deeply educated by their church about race and racism?

(RNS) — Too often Christian individuals and institutions act as if general statements condemning bigotry and saccharine assertions of racial and ethnic equality are sufficient to combat white nationalism. They are not.

(RNS) — A common rebuttal to stats showing the loyalty of Trump’s base is that these voters are EINOs (Evangelicals in Name Only). A new Pew report tells a different story.

Pastors should not wait for their racist past to be exposed before they deal with it.

(RNS) — Christians must undertake courageous and urgent action to correct historic wrongs and their ongoing ramifications.

(RNS) — A new report detailing the history of slavery and racism at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary ends more than 50 years too soon.

(RNS) — Unfortunately, many predominantly white Christian outlets and organizations prove extremely hostile to any anti-racist messages. But those particular places do not represent the church as a whole.

(RNS) — In our current political morass, we need to constantly remind ourselves that Christians, and their politics, should bring relief and flourishing to those whom the world counts as the least.

(RNS) — In the current social climate some Christians have called for new movements to fight the marginalization of minorities and the poor as an expression of discipleship. But others see calls for social justice as a distraction from the gospel. 

(RNS) — James Cone refused to assign any authenticity to a religion that claimed to be Christian but did not address the liberation of black people from white supremacy.

(RNS) — Given the history of slavery and racism practiced by white Reformed Christians, black people are an unlikely group to identify as Reformed. But that doesn’t mean it didn’t resonate.