Heavy snow and difficult travel expected again, heaviest snow in southern Minnesota

MPR News helps you turn down the noise and build shared understanding. Turn up your support for this public resource and keep trusted journalism accessible to all. 

Turn Up Your Support

For centuries, the white American church enabled and even embraced racism. 

Many Christians say that's in the past. 

MPR News host Kerri Miller talked to the theologian and author 

in 2019 about his book, "The Color of Compromise,

" and again in 2021, in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder. 

This week, as we look ahead to a conversation with 

, about how her Christian faith changed when she viewed it through the lens of being a Black woman, we are listening to Miller’s 

” and talk about how the white evangelical church in America could do more to heal the wounds it caused. 

To listen to the full conversation you can use the audio player above.

Subscribe to the MPR News with Kerri Miller podcast on 

for the latest book and author news and must-read recommendations.

Arts and Culture

The Thread® - Books and Literary News

Shows

Big Books & Bold Ideas with Kerri Miller

Host

Author

Theologian Christena Cleveland’s new book, “God is a Black Woman,” explores how the Black, sacred feminine transformed her faith. A conversation about her pilgrimage is coming up on Friday. To whet your appetite, we’ve pulled a discussion MPR News host Kerri Miller had with Jemar Tisby in 2021. They talked about white American Christians’ complicity in racism. 

From the archives: Theologian Jemar Tisby on how the American church should grapple with racism

Jemar Tisby, author of "How to Fight Racism"

From the archives: Theologian Jemar Tisby on how the American church should grapple with racism

Go Deeper.

Like this?