Q & A with
Robert P. Jones Author of best-selling book White Too Long By Stephen Reeves
You might
resonate with Robert Jones’ story. He grew up a good Southern Baptist boy in Mississippi with family roots in Georgia and went to Southwestern Seminary in Texas. His life was similar to so many white Baptists in the South feeling called to Christian service. Somewhere along the way, maybe just like you, his convictions led him away from the SBC. In White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity, his personal story is intertwined with the history of white Baptists in the South. He takes a critical look at a belief system that has too often blinded good white Christians to the reality of systemic racism and their role in perpetuating it. Jones then turns to disturbing findings of current social science research discovered by the Public Religion Research Institute, which he founded and serves as CEO. The last year has opened wide the festering wound of racism in our country. If the truth can set us free, we first must face it. White Too Long takes an unflinching look at painful truths so often buried. CBF has chosen the book as our June monthly book club selection, and we’re proud to recommend it as powerful resource for pastors and churches ready to join the work of facing the truth and leading the way to a better future. I’m grateful that Dr. Jones was willing to sit down for an interview.
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