“A Word to the Whites”: Whites Preaching about Racism in White Congregations

Carolyn Browning Helsel

Article Type: Texts in Context

Publication Date: 4/1/2011

Issue: Slavery and Race (Vol. 31, No 2, Spring, 2011)

White preachers can help white congregants (and themselves) overcome racism by facing the problem directly and by communicating the great love of God for both the oppressor and the oppressed. At stake is nothing less than Christ’s own ministry of reconciliation.

Download Article PDF