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

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)

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

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