20 Articles and Videos on Racial History and Reconciliation in Churches of Christ

I asked Wes Crawford to write a series of posts on the history of race relations in Churches of Christ. He covers Alexander Campbell’s view on race, Marshall Keeble, and what we can do today. Very eye opening. I hope you will take 15 minutes to read these and familiarize yourself with where we have come from as a movement, in regard to race relations:

Part 1 – Seein’ My Father in Me
Part 2 – An Illusion of Unity
Part 3 – Building a Better Future

I also asked Jonathan Storment to update some articles he wrote on race and White supremacy that I believe you will also find helpful.

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

Jonathan also did a zoom with Scot McKnight on the Apostle Paul and the racially inclusive nature of the churches he planted.

I have written a couple of articles and done some videos on race in the Bible:

Race and Restoring the New Testament Church
We Never Restored New Testament Christianity

We have also hosted some videos on racial reconciliation on our Wineskins YouTube channel that are very impactful and meaningful that I submit to you for your consideration.

Rick Atchley’s “Why Talk About Race” 5 part Video series

Conversations on Race & Understanding With Drs. Michael Brown and John Mark Hick

Bobby Valentine has also written several articles that dig into racial roots in Christianity and Churches of Christ

1850: Eleven Years Before Lincoln, John Calhoun tells the Truth
Understanding the Times: Historical & Theological Thoughts on the Civil War and Our Crises Today
Encountering Malcolm X: Challenge to White Christianity