The Heart of Racial Justice
Review: The purpose of chapter six in The Heart of Racial Justice is to discuss the importance of embracing our true selves. Without being our true selves we will not be able to serve Christ fully. As Christians we have been taught that our cultural heritage and ethnic identity are unimportant to our Christian faith. Two important concepts are self-acceptance and self-hatred. Self-acceptance is the recognition you were created by God while self-hatred is rejection of the person God made you to be. People who have been oppressed are more likely to have self-hatred. In order to repents and renounce our identity, we must go before God and each other confessing the truth of our heritage. It is very important that as Christians, we are open and honest about who we are not only spiritually or physically, but also who we are in our cultural heritage. Without doing this, we will not be complete with God.
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The first concept that Cleveland (2013) shares is ‘defending your group.’ This says that we get defensive when it comes to protecting either our own identity or our group’s identity. Because we do this, we naturally think lower of other groups. The next concept is called ‘sticks and stones.’ This is saying that when someone else needs a self-esteem booster, and we give it to them, we are typically putting someone else down at the same time. Cleveland shares some results from a study that was completed. The study suggested that those who derogate other groups are probably doing this because their group feels threatened or harmed. In order to fix these problems, we must restore our true identity and find our true source of self-esteem. Rather than derogating other groups while seeking your own self-esteem, you should just reaffirm your
Review: The purpose of chapter six in The Heart of Racial Justice is to discuss the importance of embracing our true selves. Without being our true selves we will not be able to serve Christ fully. As Christians we have been taught that our cultural heritage and ethnic identity are unimportant to our Christian faith. Two important concepts are self-acceptance and self-hatred. Self-acceptance is the recognition you were created by God while self-hatred is rejection of the person God made you to be. People who have been oppressed are more likely to have self-hatred. In order to repents and renounce our identity, we must go before God and each other confessing the truth of our heritage. It is very important that as Christians, we are open and honest about who we are not only spiritually or physically, but also who we are in our cultural heritage. Without doing this, we will not be complete with God.
Reflection: One …show more content…
The first concept that Cleveland (2013) shares is ‘defending your group.’ This says that we get defensive when it comes to protecting either our own identity or our group’s identity. Because we do this, we naturally think lower of other groups. The next concept is called ‘sticks and stones.’ This is saying that when someone else needs a self-esteem booster, and we give it to them, we are typically putting someone else down at the same time. Cleveland shares some results from a study that was completed. The study suggested that those who derogate other groups are probably doing this because their group feels threatened or harmed. In order to fix these problems, we must restore our true identity and find our true source of self-esteem. Rather than derogating other groups while seeking your own self-esteem, you should just reaffirm your