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Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America

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Oxford University Press, Jul 20, 2000 - Religion - 224 pages
Through a nationwide telephone survey of 2,000 people and an additional 200 face-to-face interviews, Michael O. Emerson and Christian Smith probed the grassroots of white evangelical America. They found that despite recent efforts by the movement's leaders to address the problem of racial discrimination, evangelicals themselves seem to be preserving America's racial chasm. In fact, most white evangelicals see no systematic discrimination against blacks. But the authors contend that it is not active racism that prevents evangelicals from recognizing ongoing problems in American society. Instead, it is the evangelical movement's emphasis on individualism, free will, and personal relationships that makes invisible the pervasive injustice that perpetuates racial inequality. Most racial problems, the subjects told the authors, can be solved by the repentance and conversion of the sinful individuals at fault. Combining a substantial body of evidence with sophisticated analysis and interpretation, the authors throw sharp light on the oldest American dilemma. In the end, they conclude that despite the best intentions of evangelical leaders and some positive trends, real racial reconciliation remains far over the horizon.
  

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Fascinating examination of Christian views on and responses to racialization, especially individual vs. structural understandings of the problem and solutions. Read full review

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I took a Church and Society class my first semester of freshman year and this was part of our reading material. It opened my eyes to a lot of racial issues among Evangelicals that I was blind to and ... Read full review

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Contents

Religion and the Racialized Society
1
Confronting the BlackWhite Racial Divide
5
From Separate Pews to Separate Churches Evangelical Racial Thought and Practice 17001964
21
Becoming Active Contemporary Involvement in the American Dilemma
51
Color Blind Evangelicals Speak on the Race Problem
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Controlling Ones Own Destiny Explaining Economic Inequality Between Blacks and Whites
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Lets Be Friends Exploring Solutions to the Race Problem
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The Organization of Religion and Internally Similar Congregations
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Structurally Speaking Religion and Racialization
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Conclusion
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Appendix A
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Appendix B
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Notes
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Bibliography
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Index
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About the author (2000)

Michael O. Emerson is the Tsanoff Professor of Public Affairs and Sociology at Rice University, the author of numerous articles on race relations and religion, and the co-author of United by Faith. He lives in Houston, Texas. Christian Smith is the Chapin Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and the author of American Evangelicalism and Christian America? What Evangelicals Really Want. He lives in Durham, North Carolina.

Michael O. Emerson is the Tsanoff Professor of Public Affairs and Sociology at Rice University, the author of numerous articles on race relations and religion, and the co-author of United by Faith. He lives in Houston, Texas. Christian Smith is the Chapin Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and the author of American Evangelicalism and Christian America? What Evangelicals Really Want. He lives in Durham, North Carolina.

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TitleDivided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America
AuthorsMichael O. Emerson, Christian Smith
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherOxford University Press, 2000
ISBN0199741190, 9780199741199
Length224 pages
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Religion / Christianity / History
Social Science / Discrimination & Race Relations
  
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