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Dear church, a love letter from a Black preacher to the Whitest denomination in the U.S., Lenny Duncan

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Dear church, a love letter from a Black preacher to the Whitest denomination in the U.S., Lenny Duncan

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Dear church

Oclc number

1086736831

Responsibility statement

Lenny Duncan

Sub title

a love letter from a Black preacher to the Whitest denomination in the U.S.

Summary

"Lenny Duncan is an unlikely pastor. Formerly incarcerated, formerly homeless, and formerly unchurched, he is now a black preacher in the whitest denomination in the United States: the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America [ELCA]. Shifting demographics and shrinking congregations make the headlines, but Duncan connects the church's lack of diversity to its lack of vitality. sees something else at work--drawing a direct line between the church's lack of diversity and the church's lack of vitality. Part manifesto, part confession, and all love letter, Dear Church offers a bold new vision for the future of the church."--Cover

Table Of Contents

Introduction: How the hell did we get here? -- Part 1: Dismantling white supremacy is the way of the cross. Dismantling white supremacy and the power of the Gospel -- The roots are infected -- Repentance, reparations, reconciliation -- Dylann Roof and I are Lutheran -- Decolonizing the liturgy and the power of symbols -- Part 2: Grace is an ever-widening circle. The church is queer -- Toxic masculinity is killing us -- Resisting nationalism is the way of Jesus -- Part 3: The church can lead the way. Dear Church, I love you -- Stretching God's tent is frontline freedom fighting -- It's time for a revolution

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