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Reggie Dabbs and John Driver–a Black man and a white man, and longtime friends–engage in a courageous, respectfully honest, challenging exploration of racism in America, including how Black and white Christians can come together to fight the evils of racism within our hearts and our systems, including our churches.
White privilege. Black Lives Matter. George Floyd. When it comes to racism in America, many of us feel confused, overwhelmed, angry–and eager to know how to engage in meaningful conversations and actions surrounding such a difficult topic. In Not So Black and White, public school communicator and internationally acclaimed speaker Reggie Dabbs and pastor John Driver team up to offer a hope-filled, convicting, inspiring look at how to be anti-racist in America today.
Through Reggie and John’s honest conversations, you will:
Hear the stories of fellow believers who have found ways to reach across the racial barrier with humility, empathy, and forgivenessUnderstand a simple yet robust history of racism in America and in the church, including its role in systems, policies, and individual actionsDiscover fully biblical yet culturally wise responses to the challenges of racism in yourself and your communityCome away with fresh thought processes and practical steps for what you can do to think rightly and engage bravely in conversations and actions to end racism
Not So Black and White is a compelling resource for pastors, teachers, and community leaders who want to read about issues of racism from a biblical and a historical perspective. For readers of all denominations and backgrounds, Not So Black and White equips us to engage together in the intentional work of dismantling racism, just as the gospel calls us to do.
From the Publisher
Winner – 2022 International Book Award (Social Change)Winner (Silver) – 2022 Nautilus Book Award (Religion / Spirituality of Western Thought)Honorable Mention — 2022 Readers’ Favorite Award (Social Issues)
Honest Conversations about Race and Faith
Two longtime friends—Reggie Dabbs and John Driver—engage in a respectful, challenging exploration of racism in America
A Note from the Authors
Racism in the United States is a wound first inflicted hundreds of years ago that continues to fester. At various times, we have been told to leave it in the past and just move on, but how can we move on from a wound that is full of countless shards of broken glass and is still bleeding? We can’t merely wrap it in the gauze of rhetorical forgiveness—even if we quote Scripture—and hope that healing will magically occur.
Tending to the wound of racism isn’t as black and white as many people want it to be, regardless of which polarized political or religious group we gravitate toward. The only path to healing is through individual and collective debridement—the painful but life-giving removal of the shards that inflicted the wound. That is, in part, what both of us intended for our initial conversations: to enter the hard but healing process required to address racism in all its forms.
—Reggie Dabbs & John Driver
MEET THE AUTHOR: Reggie Dabbs
Reggie Dabbs has been one of the most sought-after public school and event speakers in the United States and around the world for more than two decades. From professional athletes and stay-at-home moms to high school students, Reggie shares his own astonishing story of tragedy, redemption, and hope with millions of people each year. An acclaimed saxophonist, Reggie lives with Michelle, his wife of thirty years, and their son Dominic.
MEET THE AUTHOR: John Driver
John Driver, M.S. is an award-winning writer and collaborator of more than twenty-five books. A former teacher with a history degree from the University of Tennessee, he lives near Nashville with his wife and daughter. He serves as the executive and teaching pastor at The Church at Pleasant Grove and hosts the weekly podcast Talk About That.
“This book is an answer to prayer. Reggie and John walk the tightrope between honesty and hope as well as I’ve seen in this conversation.”
—John Onwuchekwa, pastor, Cornerstone Church, Atlanta
“If you want to be a part of the right conversations and actions surrounding our nation’s complex history of slavery and racism, stop everything you’re doing and read this book.”
—Israel Houghton, Grammy Award–winning recording artist
“Reggie Dabbs and John Driver model what real dialogue can look like, pointing the way to a biblical, historical approach to difficult discussions marked by a commitment to mercy and justice at the same time.”
—Bill Haslam, former governor of Tennessee
ASIN : B08ZMBS897
Publisher : Zondervan (October 12, 2021)
Publication date : October 12, 2021
Language : English
File size : 1800 KB
Simultaneous device usage : Up to 5 simultaneous devices, per publisher limits
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
Print length : 288 pages
Page numbers source ISBN : 0310363403
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