IB 674 – Race, Privilege, and the Church’s Ethical Responsibilities

Title of Textbook Publisher Author Amazon Link
Textbook 1  Pre-Post-Racial America: Spiritual Stories from the Front Lines   Chalice Press  Sandhya
Rani Jha		  Click Here
Textbook 2  The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness  The New Press  Michelle Alexander   Click Here
Textbook 3  Of Poetry and Protest: From Emmett Till to Trayvon Martin  W. W. Norton & Company  Philip Cushway and Michael Warr   Click Here
Textbook 4  Ferguson and Faith: Sparking Leadership and Awakening Community
**Recommended, not required**		   Chalice Press  Leah Gunning Francis   Click Here

UPDATED: The textbooks are finalized for the October 2018 online course.

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