Lamenting Racism Leader's Guide: A Christian Response to Racial Injustice - Softcover

Muthiah, Rob

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1513808648 ISBN 13: 9781513808642

Publisher: Herald Press (VA), 2021

Synopsis

This book accompanies a six-part streamed video series available only on MennoMedia.org.

Racism feeds on denial. Lament moves us to tell the truth. And the truth can set us free.

Stories of racial injustice fill our news feeds. Yet for too long many in the church have been hesitant to speak up about racism in its many forms. We fear offending others, of using the wrong words, of not knowing what to say.

In Lamenting Racism, a team of leading pastors and theologians invite us into the transformative and motivating practice of biblical lament as a powerful way to confront racism. Through their conversations in six thought-provoking videos, they name that God's people of every race are called to consider how we have been shaped and formed by race, and they guide us into experiencing lament as an anti-racism practice.

Encouraging congregations to reclaim the lost art of biblical lament, these pastors and theologians model a powerful way to pour out the fear, shame, grief, and rage of racism as we cry out to God in prayer. In the process, we will be transformed and motivated to reclaim hope and to act for a world shaped by God's inclusive vision of love and blessing.

This six-session study invites church groups to engage in the practice of biblical lament as a powerful tool in the church's struggle against racism.

About this title

About the Author

Rob Muthiah teaches pastoral theology and Christian ethics at Azusa Pacific Seminary and is passionate about equipping local churches leaders to pursue God's vision of justice and righteousness. He served as a pastor for nine years and is an active member of Pasadena Mennonite Church. He is the author of The Sabbath Experiment and The Priesthood of All Believers in the Twenty-First Century.

Edition details

• Publisher: Herald Press (VA)
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1513808648
• ISBN 13: 9781513808642
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 54