num_pages: 248
description: Dear White Peacemakers is a breakup letter to division a love letter to God's beloved community and an eviction notice to the violent powers that have sustained racism for centuries.Race is one of the hardest topics to discuss in America. Many white Christians avoid talking about it altogether. But a commitment to peacemaking requires white people to step out of their comfort and privilege and into the work of anti-racism. Dear White Peacemakers is an invitation to white Christians to come to the table and join this hard work and holy calling. Rooted in the life ministry and teachings of Jesus this book is a challenging call to transform white shame fragility saviorism and privilege in order to work together to build the Beloved Community as anti-racism peacemakers.Written in the wake of George Floyd's death Dear White Peacemakers draws on the Sermon on the Mount Spirituals and personal stories from author Osheta Moore's work as a pastor in St. Paul Minnesota. Enter into this story of shalom and join in the urgent work of anti-racism peacemaking.
language: English
title: Dear White Peacemakers: Dismantling Racism with Grit and Grace
publisher: Herald Press