{"product_id":"the-anti-greed-gospel-why-the-love-of-money-is-the-root-of-racism-and-how-the-church-can-create-a-new-way-forward-9781587436307","title":"The Anti-Greed Gospel: Why the Love of Money Is the Root of Racism and How the Church Can Create a New Way Forward","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A forceful call to recognize the roots of American inequality and a solid starting point for Christians who want to help fix them.\"--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRacism is not about hate and ignorance. It's about greed. And it always has been.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlack Christian historian Malcolm Foley explores this idea in \u003ci\u003eThe Anti-Greed Gospel\u003c\/i\u003e, showing how the desire for power and money--what some call \"racial capitalism\"--causes violence and exploitation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFoley reviews the history of racial violence in the United States and connects the killings of modern-day Black Americans to the history of lynching in America. He helps the contemporary church wrestle with the questions racial violence brings up: How can we become communities that show generosity and resist greed? What is the next step in the journey for racial justice?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReaders will walk away with a better understanding of how they can resist greed that exploits others, love their neighbor more completely, and build communities of deep solidarity, anti-violence, and truth telling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMalcolm Foley\u003c\/b\u003e (PhD, Baylor University) is a pastor, historian, and speaker who serves as special adviser to the president for equity and campus engagement at Baylor University. He has written for \u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Anxious Bench\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMere Orthodoxy\u003c\/i\u003e. Foley copastors Mosaic Waco, a multicultural church in Waco, Texas, where he lives with his wife, Desiree.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Brazos Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51186915049746,"sku":"9781587436307","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f1fb191d-6498-4c66-aa0f-5d08f098d008.jpg?v=1744634194","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-anti-greed-gospel-why-the-love-of-money-is-the-root-of-racism-and-how-the-church-can-create-a-new-way-forward-9781587436307","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}