Trouble I've Seen

Changing the Way the Church Views Racism

by Drew G. I. Hart

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Pub Date Jan 19 2016 | Archive Date Feb 01 2016

Christian | Religion & Spirituality

Description

What if your intuitions about race are wrong?

What if racial reconciliation doesn’t look like what you expected? The high-profile killings of young black men and women by white police officers, and the protests and violence that ensued, have convinced many white Christians to reexamine their intuitions when it comes to race and justice.

In this provocative book, theologian and blogger Drew G. I. Hart places police brutality, mass incarceration, antiblack stereotypes, poverty, and everyday acts of racism within the larger framework of white supremacy. Leading readers toward Jesus, Hart offers concrete practices for churches that seek solidarity with the oppressed and are committed to racial justice.

What if all Christians listened to the stories of those on the racialized margins? How might the church be changed by the trouble we’ve seen?

What if your intuitions about race are wrong?

What if racial reconciliation doesn’t look like what you expected? The high-profile killings of young black men and women by white police officers, and...

Advance Praise

“In this raw, honest, truth-telling book, Drew Hart offers himself—his life, his story, his tears, his fire—in the most vulnerable way in the hopes of interrupting the vulgar disposability of black lives in our society. This book is a gift from the heart of one of the sharpest young theologians in this country. Hold it carefully, and allow it to transform you—and our blood-stained streets. Drew Hart’s Trouble I’ve Seen is a memoir in the tradition of the blues . . . it is theological blues . . . and it will move you to do something about the ugly residue of racism that still haunts us.”—Shane Claiborne, author of The Irresistible Revolution

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