Letters Across the Divide: Two Friends Explore Racism, Friendship, and Faith [NOOK Book]

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A black minister and a white businessman candidly discuss the obstacles, stereotypes, and sins that inhibit interracial reconciliation. Provocative and honest.

David Andersonis the senior pastor of Bridgeway Community Church, a multicultural congregation located in Columbia, Maryland. He is president of a consulting and resource organization called the BridgeLeader Network and a professor of cultural diversity at the University of Phoenix. Anderson received his bachelor's and ...

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Letters Across the Divide: Two Friends Explore Racism, Friendship, and Faith

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Overview

A black minister and a white businessman candidly discuss the obstacles, stereotypes, and sins that inhibit interracial reconciliation. Provocative and honest.

David Andersonis the senior pastor of Bridgeway Community Church, a multicultural congregation located in Columbia, Maryland. He is president of a consulting and resource organization called the BridgeLeader Network and a professor of cultural diversity at the University of Phoenix. Anderson received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Moody Bible Institute and is currently a doctoral candidate at Oxford Graduate School.

Brent Zuercher is a CPA and received his undergraduate degree from Southwest Baptist University and his master's degree from DePaul University. He lives in the Chicago suburbs.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781585584970
  • Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
  • Publication date: 2/1/2001
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Pages: 160
  • Sales rank: 1,281,449
  • File size: 2 MB

Meet the Author

David Andersonis the senior pastor of Bridgeway Community Church, a multicultural congregation located in Columbia, Maryland. He is president of a consulting and resource organization called the BridgeLeader Network and a professor of cultural diversity at the University of Phoenix. Anderson received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Moody Bible Institute and is currently a doctoral candidate at Oxford Graduate School.

Brent Zuercher is a CPA and received his undergraduate degree from Southwest Baptist University and his master's degree from DePaul University. He lives in the Chicago suburbs.

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Table of Contents

Prologue: A Note to the Reader from David
1. The Start of a Conversation
2. What Is Racism?
3. Can We Ever Eliminate Racism and Attain Reconciliation?
4. Why Are Blacks So Angry?
5. Is Another Civil War Coming?
6. Why Is Everything a Racial Issue with Blacks?
7. Equality in What and For Whom?
8. Why Do I Have to Call You "African-American"?
9. What Is African American Culture?
10. Is Black English Okay?
11. How Do You React to Public Incidents of Racism?
12. Where Am I on the Continuum of Racial Reconciliation?
13. Who Should Apologize?
14. When Should We Forgive?
15. Reconciliation Begins
Epilogue: A Note to the Reader from Brent
Appendix A: Study Questions and Suggestions
Appendix B: Articles Cited in Letters
Suggested Reading
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