The Church and the Racial Divide: Reflections of an African American Catholic Bishop
By: Edward K. Braxton
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The Church and the Racial Divide: Reflections of an African American Catholic Bishop - By: Edward K. Braxton

The Church and the Racial Divide: Reflections of an African American Catholic Bishop

By: Edward K. Braxton
Orbis Books / 2021 / Paperback
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Title: The Church and the Racial Divide: Reflections of an African American Catholic Bishop
By: Edward K. Braxton
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 248
Vendor: Orbis Books
Publication Date: 2021
Dimensions: 8.20 X 5.30 X 0.60 (inches)
Weight: 10 ounces
ISBN: 1626984069
ISBN-13: 9781626984066
Stock No: WW984062

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The only Catholic bishop who has consistently written on race matters, Bishop Braxton begins this timely book with a probing personal introduction in which he describes his family's history and his experience as an African American that he brought to his ministry as a Catholic priest and bishop. In speeches, homilies, and pastoral letters-in some cases prompted by police shootings and the Black Lives Matter movement-he lays out a vision of healing for the church and the nation, informed by a quest for conversion, justice, and reconciliation.

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Edward K. Braxton, Ph.D., S.T.D., is Bishop Emeritus of Belleville, IL. A former member of the faculties of theology at Harvard Divinity School, University of Notre Dame, and The Catholic University of America, he was invited by Cardinal Peter Turkson to participate in the international conference that marked the 50th anniversary of Pope Paul IV's encyclical Populorum Progressio (On the Development of Peoples). Bishop Braxton is author of The Wisdom Community (Paulist Press) and The Faith Community (Ave Maria Press).

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Advance Praise & Reviews

Catholic Media Association - Honorable Mention / Catholic Social Teaching

“A courageous and deeply personal meditation on race and the Catholic Church in America.”— National Catholic Reporter

“Braxton writes with pastoral urgency and theological depth.”— America Magazine

“An essential voice in the ongoing conversation about racism and reconciliation in the Church.”— Commonweal

“Both prophetic and pastoral, this book challenges the Church to examine its conscience.”— U.S. Catholic

“A powerful reflection on faith, justice, and the unfinished work of racial healing.”— The Tablet

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