Christianity and Critical Race Theory: A Faithful and Constructive Conversation
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Overview
Critical Race Theory (CRT) has become a lightning rod in American politics and evangelical Christianity. This book offers a critical but constructive and sympathetic introduction to CRT written from a perspective rooted in Scripture and Christian theology. Robert Chao Romero and Jeff Liou take us beyond the caricatures and misinformation to consider how CRT can be an analytical tool to help us understand persistent inequality and injustice--and to see that Christians and churches working for racial justice engage CRT in faithful and constructive ways.
The authors explore aspects of CRT that resonate with well-trod Christian doctrine but also aspects that challenge or are corrected by Christian theology. They also address the controversial connection that critics see between CRT and Marxism. Their aim is to offer objective analysis and critique that go beyond the debates about social identity and the culture wars and aid those who are engaging the issues in Christian life and ministry. The book includes reflection/discussion questions, exercises, a glossary of key CRT terms, and suggested readings, making it helpful for students or small groups.
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- Includes reflection/discussion questions, exercises, a glossary of key CRT terms, and suggested readings
- Aims to offer objective analysis and critique that go beyond the debates about social identity and the culture wars
- Explores aspects of CRT that resonate with well-trod Christian doctrine and aspects that challenge or are corrected by Christian theology
- Introduction: Critical Race Theory in Christianity
- Creation: Community Cultural Wealth and the Glory and Honor of the Nations
- Fall: Sin and Racism—the Ordinary Businesses of Society
- Redemption: Critical Race Theory in Institutions
- Consummation: The Beloved Community
- Conclusion: Made to Be Image Bearers
This book should be required reading for anyone seeking to explore the intersection of critical race theory and Christian Scripture. With the erudition of scholars and the care of pastors, Romero and Liou helpfully demystify the basic tenets of CRT, critique popular misconceptions, and highlight various points of resonance (and dissonance) with biblical truth. Firmly anchored in singularly Christian eschatological hope, Christianity and Critical Race Theory adds much-needed light to a public conversation that tends to be defined by the dimness of ignorance and the heat of reactionary culture-war passions.
—Duke Kwon, coauthor of Reparations: A Christian Call for Repentance and Repair
In Christianity and Critical Race Theory, Romero and Liou provide the first comprehensive, insightful, and timely story of the connection between Christian theology, Scripture, and critical race theory. This book is a significant contribution to the fields of critical race theory and liberation theology. Critical race scholars today and in the future will be served by this gift.
—Daniel G. Solórzano, professor, University of California, Los Angeles
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