Resisting Apartheid America: Living the Badass Gospel

by Miguel A. De La Torre

Overview

Miguel De La Torre foresees a future America dominated by white nationalists—and equips us with the tools to resist it.  
  
In Burying White Privilege, he opened our eyes to white Christians' complicity in maintaining racist hierarchy in America. In its sequel, Decolonizing Christianity, he encouraged us to decolonize Christianity and return it to its revolutionary roots. Now, in his conclusion to the trilogy, Miguel A. De La Torre shows us the America on our horizon, should we continue down the path of heretical white Christianity—and the outlook is not bright.  
  
Resisting Apartheid America assesses the past and present threads of systemic racism in American politics, from Plymouth Rock to the Capitol on January 6. Sweeping and unsparing in his critique, De La Torre takes on authors revered in Christian theology, including Paul, Augustine, and heroes of the Reformation, aiming to uproot the ideological foundations of racism in Christianity. Following these through lines of oppression, he warns of a decline in democracy and rise in political violence—but equips us with the nonviolent ethical framework to resist this bleak future. Resisting Apartheid America is a clarion call to Christians to remake America in the image of the God of liberation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467464901
Publisher:	Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company
Publication date:	01/31/2023
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	286
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

 
 
Miguel A. De La Torre is professor of social ethics and Latinx studies at the Iliff School of Theology in Denver. He has published over forty-one books, including Burying White Privilege: Resurrecting a Badass Christianity and Reading the Bible from the Margins. His commentary has appeared in prominent media outlets, including CNN, Telemundo, NPR, Time magazine, and many others, both domestic and international.

 
Miguel A. De La Torre is professor of social ethics and Latinx studies at the Iliff School of Theology in Denver. He has published over forty-one books, including  Burying White Privilege: Resurrecting a Badass Christianity and  Reading the Bible from the Margins. His commentary has appeared in prominent media outlets, including CNN, Telemundo, NPR,  Time magazine, and many others, both domestic and international.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1. Eurochristianity—America's Greatest Threat 
2. The Reestablishment of an Apartheid America 
3. An Apartheid Eurochristian Genealogy 
4. Celebrating Ignorance 
5. Becoming Un-American 
6. Playing the Prophet 
Notes

Editorial Reviews

Interpretation
“De La Torre excellently communicates the urgency of our current historical moment. . . . This book is an instrument for confession and honest dialogue. It is critically important that this book is not limited to theoretical discussion. It inspires practical examination of how hypocritical it is to say we love God while we continue to fail our neighbors. While it is clear that democracy is in danger, we also need a collective repudiation of Eurochristianity and its legacy of terror.”

“There’s no room for white supremacy in heaven. This and other truths in Miguel De La Torre’s latest book are a must read! His historical study and contemporary analysis are sobering but necessary especially for anyone with ears to hear the good news of liberation and resistance from those marginalized by systemic racism and genocide.” 
—Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, director of the Kairos Center for Religion, Rights and Social Justice, Union Theological Seminary

“Miguel A. De La Torre’s Resisting Apartheid America: Living the Badass Gospel offers an illuminating theological and ethical analysis of racism, inspiring a faith-rooted movement to lean into a prophetic intercultural future. When we fight for racial justice, we bear courageous witness to the true revolutionary vision of Jesús.”
— Rev. Dr. Peter Goodwin Heltzel, visiting researcher, Boston University School of Theology 

“In his distinctive and rigorous way, De La Torre gives us a provocative analysis of white Christian nationalism, which shows its face in sectarianism, religious chauvinism, social oppression, and political violence. And we are challenged to live out a different type of Christian faith that is courageous, turns away from death-dealing theologies, and works for true freedom.” 
—Rev. Dr. Edwin David Aponte, dean of Drew Theological School, Drew University

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