In The Preacher and the Politician Clarence E. Walker and Gregory D. Smithers reveal that the United States election reopened the great tensions between the Conservative shite Christianity and the racial and social issues on the ballot. The resurgence of these racial and social issues and the admonishing response from many leaders in American Christianity within the last decade serve as a great reminder that reconciliation and unity remains a distant destination. Walker and Smithers contribute a clearer understanding of the ingrained identity and nationalism of Black Christianity in the midst of a “postracial”
American society. Walker and Smithers acknowledge, “The increasingly popular “postracial” theories in effect proclaim whiteness …show more content…
Since black identity relies on the past oppression it was essential for the brief history of race relations in American religion to be addressed. In a similar manner, the biography of Jeremiah Wright defended his ethos, revealing that his preaching consisted of his own convictions and not the madness that many conservatives claimed he possessed. The authors arguments were clearly one sided, heavily critiquing of established white Christianity and defensive of the black Christian movement. While I often prefer unbiased works, the authors’ opinions were just since they spoke forv often marginalized and silenced …show more content…
However, I do not believe that this compromises the success of the authors. The purpose of the book was not to convince the reader, but simply to inform them of the beliefs of modern black Christianity. After reading so many accounts of past social rights voices, it was quite refreshing and enlightening to catch a glimpse of the modern voices of black Christianity. The book also served as a somber reminder that our nation insists that we continue a narrative that attempts silence racial and social schisms. This exhorts all readers to seek out this marginalized injustice and attempt to ensure a equal chance of liberty and identity to all the
American society. Walker and Smithers acknowledge, “The increasingly popular “postracial” theories in effect proclaim whiteness …show more content…
Since black identity relies on the past oppression it was essential for the brief history of race relations in American religion to be addressed. In a similar manner, the biography of Jeremiah Wright defended his ethos, revealing that his preaching consisted of his own convictions and not the madness that many conservatives claimed he possessed. The authors arguments were clearly one sided, heavily critiquing of established white Christianity and defensive of the black Christian movement. While I often prefer unbiased works, the authors’ opinions were just since they spoke forv often marginalized and silenced …show more content…
However, I do not believe that this compromises the success of the authors. The purpose of the book was not to convince the reader, but simply to inform them of the beliefs of modern black Christianity. After reading so many accounts of past social rights voices, it was quite refreshing and enlightening to catch a glimpse of the modern voices of black Christianity. The book also served as a somber reminder that our nation insists that we continue a narrative that attempts silence racial and social schisms. This exhorts all readers to seek out this marginalized injustice and attempt to ensure a equal chance of liberty and identity to all the