RT Article
T1 Deception, Blinders, and the Truth: On Recognizing and Acknowledging Racism and Its Violence
JF Journal of ecumenical studies
VO 55
IS 1
SP 20
OP 32
A1 Lundberg, Matthew D.
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1725840375
AB This essay analyzes what is involved in structures and patterns of racism that are obvious to one community and yet easily overlooked by another. It contends that this has to do partly with Western culture's broader postmodern difficulty with truth and partly with the cherished legitimacy of the very institutions that are subtly affected by racism. At a more theological level, it argues that our often unwitting involvement in structural racism may make us susceptible to deception and self-deception regarding the truth about racism in American life. Knowing the truth and exposing our sins against the truth are important if the churches of the United States are going to contribute to the healing of American racism.
K1 Jesus Christ
K1 Jon Sobrino
K1 POSTMODERNISM (Philosophy)
K1 Racism
K1 Self-deception
K1 United States
K1 Violence
K1 Knowledge
K1 Postmodernism
K1 Sin
K1 Truth
DO 10.1353/ecu.2020.0005