Undivided: The Quest for Racial Solidarity in an American Church by Hahrie Han

Undivided: The Quest for Racial Solidarity in an American Church

by Hahrie Han

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Han's case is that relationships, not corporate-style diversity training, can drive deeper change on race. You follow four participants in Undivided, an antiracism program at Crossroads, a predominantly white evangelical megachurch in Cincinnati, two Black and two white, from 2016 to 2023.

Core ideas
  • Born from a sermon: The program grew out of a 2015 sermon on racial injustice by Pastor Chuck Mingo, and participants wrestle with systemic racism and their own prejudice.
  • From pews to ballots: Their involvement connected to a 2016 ballot initiative funding universal preschool mainly for Black communities, which passed with unusually broad support.
  • Pushback came too: The book reports the program's successes alongside the substantial pushback it faced from within and around the church.
Published2024
Pages304
ISBN9780593318867
ReadOct 2024

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