Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America - Michael O. Emerson - Michael O. Emerson

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Through a nationwide telephone survey of 2,000 people and an additional 200 face-to-face interviews, Michael O.
In the end, they conclude that despite the best intentions of Evangelical leaders and some positive trends, real racial reconciliation remains far over the horizon..
Combining a substantial body of evidence with sophisticated analysis and interpretation, the authors throw sharp light on the oldest American dilemma.
Most racial problems, the subjects told the authors, can be solved by the repentance and conversion of the sinful individuals at fault.
Instead, it is the Evangelical movement\'s emphasis on individualism, free will, and personal relationships that makes invisible the pervasive injustice that perpetuates racial inequality.
But the authors contend that it is not active racism that prevents evangelicals from recognizing ongoing problems in American society.
In fact, most white evangelicals see no systematic discrimination against blacks.
They found that despite recent efforts by the movement\'s leaders to address the Problem of racial discrimination, evangelicals themselves seem to be preserving America\'s racial chasm.
Emerson and Christian Smith probed the grassroots of white Evangelical America.
Through a nationwide telephone survey of 2,000 people and an additional 200 face-to-face interviews, Michael O.
In the end, they conclude that despite the best intentions of Evangelical leaders and some positive trends, real racial reconciliation remains far over the horizon.
Combining a substantial body of evidence with sophisticated analysis and interpretation, the authors throw sharp light on the oldest American dilemma.
Most racial problems, the subjects told the authors, can be solved by the repentance and conversion of the sinful individuals at fault.
Instead, it is the Evangelical movement\'s emphasis on individualism, free will, and personal relationships that makes invisible the pervasive injustice that perpetuates racial inequality.
But the authors contend that it is not active racism that prevents evangelicals from recognizing ongoing problems in American society.
In fact, most white evangelicals see no systematic discrimination against blacks.
They found that despite recent efforts by the movement\'s leaders to address the Problem of racial discrimination, evangelicals themselves seem to be preserving America\'s racial chasm.
Emerson and Christian Smith probed the grassroots of white Evangelical America.
Through a nationwide telephone survey of 2,000 people and an additional 200 face-to-face interviews, Michael O