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Publication Date

2017

Abstract

Michael Eric Dyson, an ordained minister for 35 years, a Professor of Sociology at Georgetown University, and a writer for several prestigious magazines including The New York Times, wrote the book Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America [St. Martins Press, 2017]. This is a book every white Christian should read especially now in light of the events in Charlottesville and the ongoing racial tensions in our America. The first step towards being a redemptive presence in our communities is to truly enter into the lived experience and the actual perspective of our African American brothers and sisters.

We need to get out of the pulpits, sit down in front row pews, and hear our brothers of color preach to us. As is a central characteristic of black preaching, I want to give a response.

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