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Jemar Tisby

The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism

Jemar TisbyNonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019

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Jemar Tisby

The Color of Compromise

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019
Book Details
Pages

253

Format

Book • Nonfiction

Setting

United States • Various Eras

Publication Year

2019

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

18+ years

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The Color of Compromise by Jemar Tisby is a non-fiction analysis that examines the American church's historical complicity with racism from the colonial era to the present. Tisby highlights contradictions within white Christian theology and church practices, urging both Black and white Christians to combat racism and work towards a united, inclusive, and equalitarian Christian church. The book discusses racism, sexual violence, racial violence, and the history of enslavement in America.

Informative

Challenging

Emotional

Mysterious

Inspirational

Reviews & Readership

4.6

15,677 ratings

92%

Loved it

6%

Mixed feelings

2%

Not a fan

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Review Roundup

Jemar Tisby's The Color of Compromise receives acclaim for its thorough historical analysis and candid examination of racism within American Christianity. Readers appreciate its well-researched narrative and compelling call to action. However, some critique it for a perceived bias and lack of solutions. Overall, it's considered an essential, thought-provoking read on a crucial topic.

Who should read this

Who Should Read The Color of Compromise?

Readers who would appreciate The Color of Compromise by Jemar Tisby are often interested in the intersection of religion and social justice, particularly the historical complicity of American Christianity in racism. Similar readers might also enjoy Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow and Ibram X. Kendi’s How to Be an Antiracist.

4.6

15,677 ratings

92%

Loved it

6%

Mixed feelings

2%

Not a fan

Book Details
Pages

253

Format

Book • Nonfiction

Setting

United States • Various Eras

Publication Year

2019

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

18+ years

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