The Church and the Racial Divide: Reflections of an African American Catholic Bishop

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ISBN-13: 9781626984066

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Orbis Books

Publication Date: 02-17-2021

Pages: 248

Product Dimensions: 5.30(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Edward K. Braxton, PhD, STD., served as Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis, Bishop of Lake Charles, LA, and Bishop of Belleville, IL. He became Bishop Emeritus in 2020. He is a former member of the faculties of theology at The Harvard Divinity School, University of Notre Dame, and The Catholic University of America.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface: Are We Finally Woke? ix

Introduction: The Journey of an African American Catholic Bishop xxvii

1 The Racial Divide in the United States: A Reflection for the World Day of Peace (January 1, 2015) 1

2 The Catholic Church and the Black Lives Matter Movement: The Racial Divide in the United States Revisited (February 26, 2016) 34

3 Old Wounds Revisited (September 21, 2017) 68

4 We, Too, Sing America: The Catholic Church and the Museum of African American History and Culture (January 15, 2017) 94

5 Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: What If He Were Still Alive Today? (February 23, 2020) 116

6 There Are No "Minority" Americans (May 17, 2013) 129

7 Crossing the Cultural Divide: Evangelization in African American Communities (November 18, 1998) 135

8 Black Catholics in America: Where Do We Go from Here? (November 2, 1985) 161

9 Father Augustus Tolton (1854-1897): A Saint for Our Time (March 8, 2011) 176

Acknowledgments 189

About the Author 195

Index 197

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