white privilege
Why white Christians might ban my book
By Lisa Sharon Harper — March 11, 2022
(RNS) — This simple yet profound theory called CRT perfectly described what I found when I delved deep into my family’s storied history for my book.
Episcopal men’s ministry loses board members, chapters over response to George Floyd’s death
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 12, 2020
(RNS) — The Brotherhood of St. Andrew has publicly apologized and said they realize they need to do more to combat systemic racism and white privilege in the organization and beyond. Others say it has a long way to go.
Rethinking white privilege and how we are really blessed
By Alan Cross — June 19, 2020
(RNS) — Pastor Louie Giglio apologized for inelegantly trying to explain white privilege in terms of ‘white blessings.’ But there is something more fundamentally wrong with how he, and many Christians, use the word ‘blessing.’
A call to conscience for white Christian women
By Jennifer Butler — June 1, 2020
(RNS) — As protests raged this weekend, I saw many women of color choke on tear gas, but I have to squint to see women who look like me in the crowds.
Amy Julia Becker reflects on the burden of white privilege
By Yonat Shimron — October 26, 2018
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) — One day scanning her children’s bookshelf Becker realized nearly all the characters in those books were white, like herself, her husband and her three children.
9 ways to be a better white person
By Jana Riess — February 8, 2018
(RNS) — 'Remember, you are not a good white person, and you probably never will be. You do this work anyway not to get points with God or other people, but out of the gratitude you have.'
We’ve condemned white nationalism. Now the harder work begins.
By Noel Schoonmaker — August 17, 2017
(RNS) — 'Decrying white nationalists is an ethical lay-up for which no white person should feel the slightest hint of self-congratulatory pride,' writes the Rev. Noel Schoonmaker.
Looking for hope after a year of heartbreak
By guest — December 23, 2016
(RNS) Anger and the lack of answers to troubling global trends of conservative nativism, social injustice, and widening economic disparity are more than enough to make me want to holler and throw up both my hands.
How to say no to racism and yes to God on your mission trip
By Anna Czarnik-Neimeyer — August 5, 2016
(RNS) Mission trips can be life-changing experiences, but it’s not acceptable for white learning and spiritual development to flourish at the expense of people of color.
Churches examine white privilege
By Adelle M. Banks — April 19, 2016
(RNS) Some pastors say celebrating Black History Month with their congregations is no longer enough.
Mormons praised — and criticized — this week for race relations
By Jana Riess — June 24, 2015
White Mormons in the United States live in a bubble of racial privilege. What changes need to happen to make the Church more sensitive to diversity?
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