Preaching about Racism: A Guide for Faith Leaders

By Carolyn B. Helsel Book Preview Book of the Year Award 2019, Academy of Parish Clergy"Helsel is both unflinching about the need for transformative preaching and honest about its challenges.”—Eric Barreto, Princeton Theological Seminary You know you must address racism from the pulpit, but how do you do it thoughtfully, sensitively, and biblically? In this follow-up to her bestselling Anxious to Talk about It: Helping White Christians Talk Faithfully about Racism, homiletics professor and pastor Carolyn Helsel addresses the urgency of preaching about racism and provides strategies and a theoretical framework for crafting biblical, theological sermons that incorporate insights from social sciences and psychology, gleaned from more than a decade of writing and teaching about racism. Helsel also offers ten myths about racism your listeners may be carrying, as well as responds to five potential objections pastors can face when choosing to preach about racism.  Written for the busy pastor