{"product_id":"original-sin-the-reproduction-of-racism-in-a-multiracial-church-paperback","title":"Original Sin?: The Reproduction of Racism in a Multiracial Church - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWillie Barnes Jr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJ. Scott Carter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOriginal Sin?\u003c\/i\u003e explores the ways that a multiracial church struggles with race, racism, and social activism during a turbulent time in U.S. history. In the shadow of the murder of George Floyd, the authors show how members and leaders of Without Walls Church, a multiracial church claiming over thirty-six thousand members, perpetuate a racial ideology based in color-blind theological teachings that minimizes teachings on racism in the church and social activism outside the church. Barnes and Carter also shed light on church practices and policies that reproduce racial inequality and shaped the church's early response to the murder of George Floyd. \u003ci\u003eOriginal Sin?\u003c\/i\u003e shows us that despite being diverse places of worship and despite shifting demographics, churches like this one face challenges that lead to the reproduction of the racial status quo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWillie Barnes, Jr. (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e WILLIE BARNES JR. holds a PhD in sociology from the University of Central Florida and a masters of divinity from Yale Divinity School. He also serves as a pastor in the nation's oldest Black denomination, the African Methodist Episcopal Church. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. Scott Carter (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e J. SCOTT CARTER is professor of sociology at the University of Central Florida. He is coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Death of Affirmative Action? Racialized Framing and the Fight against Racial Preference in College Admissions\u003c\/i\u003e and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eProtecting Whiteness: Whitelash and the Rejection of Racial Equality\u003c\/i\u003e. His work focuses on race and politics and has been published in various journals, including \u003ci\u003eAnnual Review of Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSocial Problems\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSociology of Race and Ethnicity\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSocial Science Research\u003c\/i\u003e, to name a few. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 158\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.37 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52932470046831,"sku":"9780820374178","price":55.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0717\/4966\/4879\/files\/fVvEJm3ZCQ9780820374178.webp?v=1775848247","url":"https:\/\/finderbooks.com\/products\/original-sin-the-reproduction-of-racism-in-a-multiracial-church-paperback","provider":"Finder Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}