a Howard University School of Social Work , Washington, DC , USA.
Soc Work Public Health. 2019;34(1):134-144. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2019.1566111. Epub 2019 Mar 14.
Those persons with church membership or professing a faith or relationship with God represent a microcosm of society. Therefore, the demons of racism, bigotry, and prejudice found in society at large are found in the church. Despite the very nature of Christianity that calls on Christians to be a countervoice in the world against evil, many have capitulated to various strains of racism in the world and in the Church. Some Christian denominations have begun to explore racism in the church and have developed responses to addressing the issues in the church and in the world. This article examines the historical context of race and religion in the Christian church in the United States, and addresses the current efforts of some Christian denominations to become proactive in the struggle against racism.
那些有教会成员身份或宣称信仰上帝或与上帝有关系的人代表了社会的缩影。因此，社会中普遍存在的种族主义、偏执和偏见的恶魔也存在于教会中。尽管基督教的本质要求基督徒成为世界上反对邪恶的反声音，但许多人已经向世界和教会中的各种形式的种族主义屈服。一些基督教教派已经开始探索教会中的种族主义，并制定了应对教会和世界中这些问题的对策。本文考察了美国基督教教会中种族和宗教的历史背景，并探讨了一些基督教教派当前在反对种族主义的斗争中采取主动行动的努力。
