{"product_id":"unmasking-racism-paperback","title":"Unmasking Racism - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eErnest S. Lyght\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJonathan D. Keaton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJulius E. del Pino\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn interdisciplinary call to move from awareness to action against systemic racism.\u003c\/b\u003e For persons of faith who want to move from awareness to action, \u003ci\u003eUnmasking Racism\u003c\/i\u003e examines racism across Christian faith and practice in the church, the community, and the academy. The authors take an experientially based, multigenerational, interdisciplinary approach, drawing on contextually diverse and inclusive voices to read racism through sociohistorical, ecclesial, and theological lenses. At the book's center is a constructive claim: that \"love\" can be understood as a strategic commitment to exposing systemic racism at every level of Christian faith and practice. Each chapter is grounded in the authors' own individual and collective experiences of wrestling with the sin of racism within various ministerial contexts. From that foundation, the book invites readers to consider love as a commitment to justice, to understanding the experiences of those disempowered by systemic racism, and to act on that understanding. Each chapter closes with action items designed to help readers visualize concrete next steps within their own contexts. \u003ci\u003eUnmasking Racism \u003c\/i\u003ebrings together four authors, Ernest S. Lyght, Michele E. Watkins, Julius E. Del Pino, and Jonathan D. Keaton, each writing from their own experience of confronting the sin of racism in ministerial contexts. The result is an invitation to take a step alongside them: to adopt a set of actions, or a series of processes, for unmasking racism where readers live, worship, and work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eErnest S. Lyght (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ernest S. Lyght is a retired bishop of The United Methodist Church. He is co-author of \u003ci\u003eMany Faces, One Church\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eOur Father\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eConfessions of Three Ebony Bishops\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by Abingdon Press. He lives in Delanco, New Jersey. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan D. Keaton (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Jonathan D. Keaton is Resident Bishop of the Illinois Area of the United Methodist Church. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67608373756221,"sku":"9781791046446","price":50.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1021\/3356\/3709\/files\/MYlenaVClN9781791046446.webp?v=1790790947","url":"https:\/\/thelordsnest.com\/products\/unmasking-racism-paperback","provider":"The Lord's Nest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}