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"In this volume of rich voices, we find profundity of both mind and heart, and a boldness of truth-telling that will shake us free and set us on the path to cultural and personal redemption." -Marilyn Sewell, senior minister, First Unitarian Church, Portland, OR

Additional Information • paperback • 272 pp • Dimensions: 5 ½ x 8 ½ • Published: November 2002 • ISBN 1-55896-445-2 • Price: $20.00 • Buy Now!

"There has been considerable resistance to seeing racism as a profound problem for Christianity." - James Cone

"Will there ever be a time when we can authentically be who we are, believe what we believe, speak our own truth, sing our own song-and be with one another?" -Rosemary Bray McNatt

"Transformation requires understanding that comes from the very center of our being-that place that sees and knows no difference between people across social boundaries." -Patricia Jimenez

"I want to do the right thing. My world is opening." -Gary E. Smith

"Our task is either to imagine the future of this world into existence together or to let it be imagined for us." -George Tinker

"Liberals want to create a strong and inclusive community, but we often want to do it without giving up anything, without letting down the barriers we erect around ourselves in the name of individual autonomy." - Paul Rasor

"We must go back to basics. Racial abuse is homegrown." - Thandeka

"Clearly racial oppression has not died but has simply mutated." -William R. Jones

"A person of faith, seeking out of love and desire for life to inhabit his or her country, needs to be engaged in incarnational social action. Activism returns one to the actual world as a participatory citizen and an agent of history." -Rebecca Parker

In January 2001, the UUA convened a three-day consultation on theology and racism. Approximately 30 scholars, ministers, theologians, seminarians, teachers and activists participated. The resulting 9 papers -and dialogue that followed -address the complex and pressing issues of racism. The thoughts and feelings captured here encourage reconsideration of our long-held beliefs. A resource presenting many points of view, Soul Work can be used for individual reflection and study, for book discussion groups or adult education classes, for church leadership discussions or minister's retreats, for Sunday programs, and to create or supplement anti-racism workshops. Each paper is followed by a transcript of the resulting responses, a summary of the major points and questions for personal or group reflection.Buy Now!

ABOUT THE EDITORS
Prior to her appointment as the adult programs director for the Unitarian Universalist Association, Marjorie Bowens-Wheatley served congregations in New York City and Austin, Texas. She is a contributing author of Essex Conversations and Weaving the Fabric of Diversity.
A recent graduate of Harvard Divinity School, Nancy Palmer Jones serves as the John Hay Nichols ministerial intern at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Wellesley Hills for 2002-2003.