Living in the Tension: The Quest for a Spiritualized Racial Justice - Couverture souple

Tochluk, Shelly

 
9781934390030: Living in the Tension: The Quest for a Spiritualized Racial Justice
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1934390038 ISBN 13 : 9781934390030
Editeur : Crandall, Dostie & Douglass Books, Inc., 2016

Synopsis

For many, spiritual and racial justice principles go hand in hand. Yet, although seemingly compatible, tensions often arise when people try to live out their associated values and strategies. Further, there are those who sit solidly on one side of either spirituality or advocacy and fail to see the connection between the two. Spiritually-oriented people often say: People focused on politics and social justice activism are angry, wounded, unhealthy individuals who sabotage their own efforts by using antagonistic and divisive language, including terms like oppression, privilege, and supremacy. On the other hand, racial justice advocates often say: People focused on their spirituality as part of their personal growth are trying to escape into transcendence or a false "kumbaya" experience and deny their ongoing role in continuing personal and institutional racism, privilege, and the reinforcement of an unjust status quo that operates through interlocking systems of oppression. Why do these tensions matter? There is a vast potential of untapped transformative power waiting to be released if activists and spiritual people of various racial backgrounds build and strengthen bridges between their differing principles and expectations. How can this book help? Each chapter tackles one tension-filled theme and asks: What happens if one side of the tension is ignored? How can a both/and approach allow spirituality and racial justice efforts to support one another? Chapter 1: Transcendence and Race Consciousness Chapter 2: Self-Acceptance and Self-Improvement Chapter 3: Personal Healing and Political Action Chapter 4: Common Humanity and Group Differences Chapter 5: Belonging and Appropriation Chapter 6: Inner Truth and Accountability Living in the Tension brings a broad perspective and a "both/and" awareness to spiritual and racial justice concerns, two areas that matter greatly in contemporary life. This book will appeal to people of any faith tradition and social justice activists at work in any setting.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

For many, spiritual and racial justice principles go hand in hand. Yet, although seemingly compatible, tensions often arise when people try to live out their associated values and strategies. Further, there are those who sit solidly on one side of either spirituality or advocacy and fail to see the connection between the two. Spiritually-oriented people often say: People focused on politics and social justice activism are angry, wounded, unhealthy individuals who sabotage their own efforts by using antagonistic and divisive language, including terms like oppression, privilege, and supremacy. On the other hand, racial justice advocates often say: People focused on their spirituality as part of their personal growth are trying to escape into transcendence or a false "kumbaya" experience and deny their ongoing role in continuing personal and institutional racism, privilege, and the reinforcement of an unjust status quo that operates through interlocking systems of oppression. Why do these tensions matter? There is a vast potential of untapped transformative power waiting to be released if activists and spiritual people of various racial backgrounds build and strengthen bridges between their differing principles and expectations. How can this book help? Each chapter tackles one tension-filled theme and asks: What happens if one side of the tension is ignored? How can a both/and approach allow spirituality and racial justice efforts to support one another? Chapter 1: Transcendence and Race Consciousness Chapter 2: Self-Acceptance and Self-Improvement Chapter 3: Personal Healing and Political Action Chapter 4: Common Humanity and Group Differences Chapter 5: Belonging and Appropriation Chapter 6: Inner Truth and Accountability Living in the Tension brings a broad perspective and a "both/and" awareness to spiritual and racial justice concerns, two areas that matter greatly in contemporary life. This book will appeal to people of any faith tradition and social justice activists at work in any setting.

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Éditeur
Crandall, Dostie & Douglass Books, Inc.
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1934390038
ISBN 13 
9781934390030
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
260
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