There are three kinds of racism: individual, institutional, and indirect racism.
Individual racism is the personal view one holds, affecting people on an individual level.
Institutional racism is a systemic and sociological condition that creates an environment whereby particular kinds of people are excluded from the positive norms of that institution.
Indirect racism could be individual, institutional, or the integration of both. However, indirect racism is not a targeted form of racism. It is better described as “neglecting” certain kinds of people from the positive norms of an institution or society as opposed to “creating” an environment of exclusion.
Please plan to read the following books. By doing this you will begin to understand the three categories mentioned above.
The Holy Bible, God's Word
Beyond Roots 11, McKissic, William Sr. and Evans Tony, Renaissance Productions, Inc.
1994
Breaking Down Walls, Washington, Raleigh and Kehrein, Glen. . Moody Press 1993
Letters Across the Divide, Anderson, David and Zuercher, Brent, Baker Books, 2001
The End of Racism, D’ Souza, Dinesh, . The Free Press, 1995
God’s Dream Team, Tenney, Tommy, Regal Books,1999
Overcoming Racism, Joyner, Rick, Morning Star Publications, 1996
Breaking Down Barriers, Perry, Dwight, Baker Books, 1998
Race & Reconciliation, Hayford, Jack W., Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1996
The Three Battlegrounds, Frangipane, Francis, Arrow Publications, 1989
Play the Cross-Cultural Evangelism Game, Dawson, John, , Aloha Ke Akus 1997
Black History Through Blue Eyes, Seymour, James J. . Morris Publishing , 2000
“And don’t call me a racist!” Mazel, Ella, Argonaut Press, 1998
Let’s Get to Know Each Other, Evans, Tony, Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1995
Warriors Don’t Cry, Beals Pattillo, Melba, Washington Square Press, 1994
Please feel free to share your responses to the above books with us.
What does the Bible say about Racial Reconciliation?
Biblical truth is that to be members of the body of Christ means that preferences based on class, culture, or race are totally unacceptable to God, and people who make such preferences are candidates for his judgment. See James 2:9-13.
The Bible is our common ground. It is the guidebook that links black and white
Christians to God’s eternal truth. Therefore we should all look to it for an
understanding of race relations, just as we read it to know how to make our
everyday decisions.
Please study the following scripture:
Ephesians 2:14-15--
For He is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the
middle wall of partition between us;
Having abolished in His flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace:
And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain
the enmity thereby.
The Scofield Reference Bible
