Dear church : a love letter from a black preacher to the whitest denomination in the U.S /

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"Lenny Duncan is an unlikely pastor. Formerly incarcerated, formerly homeless, and formerly unchurched, he is now a black preacher in the whitest denomination in the United States: the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America [ELCA]. Shifting demographics and shrinking congregations make the head...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Duncan, Lenny (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America > Social aspects > United States.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Race > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Lutheran Church > Social aspects > United States.
Evangelicalism > Social aspects > United States.
Église luthérienne > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Évangélisme > Aspect social > États-Unis.
RELIGION > Christian Life > Social Issues.
Social aspects.
Evangelicalism > Social aspects.
United States.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: How the hell did we get here?
  • Part 1: Dismantling white supremacy is the way of the cross. Dismantling white supremacy and the power of the Gospel
  • The roots are infected
  • Repentance, reparations, reconciliation
  • Dylann Roof and I are Lutheran
  • Decolonizing the liturgy and the power of symbols
  • Part 2: Grace is an ever-widening circle. The church is queer
  • Toxic masculinity is killing us
  • Resisting nationalism is the way of Jesus
  • Part 3: The church can lead the way. Dear Church, I love you
  • Stretching God's tent is frontline freedom fighting
  • It's time for a revolution.

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