Racial justice and the Catholic Church
By: Bryan N. Massingale.
Publisher: Orbis Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Maryknoll, N.Y
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781570757761
Subjects: Racism -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church; Race relations -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church; Christianity and justice -- Catholic Church; Social justice -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What is racism?; title: An explanation of terms; title: Prelude and context : the election of an African American President; title: The browning of America and racial resistance; title: Racism and culture; title: To what end? : the justification of white privilege; title: A history of Catholic social teaching on racism; title: Prologue : a context for the discussion; title: Discrimination and the Christian conscience; title: The national race crisis; title: Brothers and sisters to us; title: Critical observations concerning Catholic social teaching on racism; title: A concluding Black Catholic reflection : sometimes I feel like a motherless child; title: Toward a more adequate Catholic engagement; title: The challenge of racial reconciliation; title: Other resources in the Catholic faith tradition; title: Compassion and intentional cross-racial solidarity; title: Church practices that facilitate racial solidarity; title: Concluding reflection : a confession of faith; title: A dream deferred : meditations on Arican American understandings of justice and hope; title: The fundamental principle or norm : universal inclusion; title: The unstated vision : the welcome table and the beloved community; title: An excursus on a theoretical implication of this vision; title: A dream deferred : the importance of hope in the pursuit of justice; title: The vocation of the Black Catholic theologian and the struggle of the Black Catholic community : speaking truth to and from two traditions; title: The vocation of the Black scholar; title: The vocation of the Catholic theologian; title: The vocation of the Black Catholic theologian; title: The challenges of the Black Catholic theological vocation; title: The struggles of being a Black Catholic theologian; title: The joy of being a Black Catholic theologian; title: The significance of the Black Catholic theological vocation.