More Than Equals: Building Moral Character
Paperback 296 pages English June 08, 2021
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"The first step in the reconciliation process," Spencer Perkins writes, "is admitting that the race problem exists and that our inability to deal with race has weakened the credibility of our gospel."When longtime ministry partners and friends Spencer Perkins and Chris Rice began writing More Than Equals in the early 1990s, their goal was to offer an example of how racial reconciliation is possible--and also critical to Christian discipleship. This landmark book tells the stories of two men from very different backgrounds embarking on the complex, costly journey of healing across racial divides.Perkins, who witnessed repeated hypocrisy from white Christians and witnessed his bloodied pastor-activistfather after a brutal police beating, wondered how it was possible to love white people. Rice, who grew up as a white missionary kid and thought of himself as progressive, was surprised by the tensions he encountered as a volunteer at a majority-black church--and by his own blind spots. As they served together in an intentionally multiracial ministry, both gained insight into why this work is so challenging and how Christians can do it well, in dependence on God.With biblical grounding, hopeful realism, and practical detail, More Than Equals provides a helpful framework for Christians engaged in the deep ongoing surgery of racial healing. Now available as part of the IVP Signature Collection, this edition includes a new preface by Rice and a study guide for group discussion.
- Author:
- Spencer Perkins, Chris Rice
- Publisher:
- IVP
- Publication Date:
- June 08, 2021
- Number of pages:
- 296 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 0830848649
- ISBN-13:
- 9780830848645