The Gospel in Color for Kids
: A Theology of Racial Reconciliation for Kids Author: Woods, Curtis A. Related Names: Curtis A. Woods, Jarvis J. Williams ; [edited by] Pip Craighead, Williams, Jarvis J. Illustrator: Ruiz, Rommel Format: Book Summaries:
The Complex Issues of Race, the Gospel, and Reconciliation — Made Simple For Kids. Racism is a painful, complex issue, and can be challenging to explain to children. That’s why The Gospel in Color — For Kids is written to facilitate honest conversations about race and racial reconciliation between kids and their parents. With vibrant illustrations and engaging text, this book explains how a false idea of race brings about suffering and division, and why the good news of Jesus Christ brings about the reconciliation the world needs. By providing a biblical lens for viewing race, racism, and reconciliation, The Gospel in Color helps kids understand big ideas in a highly accessible way. --Patrol
Content Notes: Introduction: What’s This Book For, Anyway? -- How to Use This Book -- Chapter 1: What Is Race? -- Chapter 2: What Is Racism? -- Chapter 3: What Is the Good News of Jesus Christ? -- Chapter 4: What Is Reconciliation? -- Conclusion: The Gospel in Color
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Jarvis J. Williams has served as an Associate Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Southern Seminary since 2013. In addition to writing popular and academic-level books and articles on racism, race, and reconciliation, he is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature.
Curtis A. Woods is Associate Executive Director for the Kentucky Baptist Convention. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in social work, urban studies, and pastoral theology. He is a PhD candidate in Biblical Spirituality at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY, where he resides with his wife and three sons.
Rommel Ruiz is a designer and illustrator with experience in a variety of industries. Born and raised in the Dominican Republic, he is passionate about telling memorable stories and crafting powerful messages for clients and audiences alike. At the foundation of his love for art is a love for God and a desire to celebrate the good news of Jesus through the gift of creativity. Rommel has illustrated multiple books for Patrol, where he is Co-Founder and Art Director. He and his wife Anny (also a designer) live with their two joyful girls in sunny Los Angeles.
LCCN: 2018943152
ISBN: 9780999083581
Place: Vancouver, WA
Publisher: Patrol Books
Pub. Date: 2018 Pages: 81 pages; color illustrations; 21 cm
Woods, Curtis A The Gospel in Color for Parents
Vancouver, WA:
Patrol Books,
2018 How Should We Talk To Kids About Race, Racism, and Reconciliation? Racism is a painful, complex issue, and can be challenging to explain to children. As Christians, we're called to view all things through a gospel lens, and that's why it's so important that we have honest conversations about race with our kids. The Gospel in Color — For Parents is written specifically to equip parents to provide their children with a biblical perspective on race and racism, while celebrating the gospel’s power to bring about reconciliation. Through rich illustrations and approachable text, this book helps parents present their kids with big ideas in an engaging way
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Downers Grove, IL:
InterVarsity Press,
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New York:
Friendship Press,
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Grand Rapids, Michigan:
Brazos Press, a division of Baker Publishing Group,
[2022] Racism is omnipresent in American life, both public and private. We are immersed in what prominent faith leader Willie Dwayne Francois III calls white noise--the racist speech, ideas, and policies that lull us into inaction on racial justice. White noise masks racial realities and prevents constructive responses to microaggressions, structural inequality, and overt interpersonal racism. In this book, Francois calls people of all racial backgrounds to take up practices that overcome silence and inaction on race and that advance racial repair. Drawing from his anti-racism curriculum, the Public Love Organizing and Training (PLOT) Project, Francois encourages us to move from a "colorblind" stance of mythic innocence to one that takes an honest account of our national history and acknowledges our complicity in racism as a prelude to anti-racist interventions. Weaving together personal narrative, theology, and history, this book invites us to engage 6 "rhythms of reparative intercession." These are six practices of anti-racism that aim to repair harm by speaking up and "acting up" on behalf of others. Silencing White Noise offers concrete ways to help people wrest free from the dangers of racism and to develop lifelong Christian anti-racist practices
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[Place of publication not identified]:
[Publisher not identified],
2020 George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Sandra Bland, Atatiana Jefferson, Philando Castile...The killings of these unarmed men and women ignited racial firestorms across the country. Too often, churches and faith leaders across America struggle to respond to and lead through the sociopolitical uproar these events produce. The American church is unprepared for the current sociopolitical climate that is generating severe racial strife and tension in American society. Highly publicized killings of unarmed black people presents an intense political issue for individuals and communities. These shootings cause considerable psychological distress in individuals and racial tension in communities and cities. Drawing from current sociological, psychological, and political research, Dorrell makes the case that the church must take proactive measures to prepare for racialized crises. Churches must prepare for these crises to reduce their severity and impact in their communities and cities. Dorrell then recommends strategies drawn from the academic and professional fields of climate change adaptation and natural disaster mitigation. These insights are synthesized with biblical data to create a framework that gives churches practical steps to prepare for and respond to racialized crises that inflict trauma to the social fabric of America
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