Racial Reconciliation
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The authors of More Than Equals, Spencer Perkins and Chris Rice, are members of the interracial Christian-based John M. Perkins Institute for Reconciliation and Development in Jackson, Mississippi as well as editors of Urban Family magazine. The theme of their book is that people can cross racial barriers by intentionally establishing and nurturing personal interracial Christian relationships. They argue that the "brotherhood of Man" is a spiritual concept that must be approached spiritually. Consequently, they invite the reader to work toward racial harmony by developing and nurturing interracial personal relationships in a spiritual context. The authors outline three steps that are necessary in the journey to racial reconciliation. First, white and black Christians must admit that a separation exists between the races and that the current black-white relationship is a misrepresentation of God's intention. To fulfill this step, Christians must acquaint themselves with the history of race relations in the United States as well as in the church, read the works of African-Americans such as Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, and learn about the significant contributions of American blacks. The authors note two of the most difficult challenges of this step are the ability of white Christians to understand black anger and bitterness, and the ability of black Christians to listen to whites (Perkins & Rice 194). Still, they maintain that one feature of an
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