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This book is like a 4.4 star read for me. I really enjoyed it and there are a ton of thought provoking quotes, scriptures, stories, and perspectives. Best book I've read on race relations no doubt. I got a bit tired of it by the end and I kept starting and stopping as it was hard for me to get into. But I would definitely recommend this to any Christian who wants to do better to dismantle racism
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Buckle up. This is a brave and raw book. Ms Moore can be trusted to lay out the truths of White myths, apathy, fragility, denial, and naivete in a way that also makes it bearable for a White peacemaker (or those who are peacemaking-curious) to ingest and metabolize this nutrient-dense report of how the Black community and other POCs have been (and continue to be) traumatized by White supremacy. She softens these truthful blows with compassion, wit, and a clear devotion to the Triune Creator of every tribe, tongue, and nation.
I've actively been learning to become an anti-racist peacemaker for years now, and I needed Osheta Moore's words in "Dear White Peacemakers." I needed to be reminded of my own humanity in this journey of peacemaking.
The grace offered to White people learning, wounded, or just trying to do no harm is beyond generous and so necessary in a time when conversations and ideas around race feel too polarized and seemingly irreconcilable. I've been guided and served in many ways by Osheta over several years, and this book is an offering to me, and to us. Osheta speaks like a wise mentor, is compassionate like a friend, and has a genuine care and heart for all people, all of whom she calls Beloved.
Osheta is so good, and we don't deserve her. But we have her words and her work in this book, and it's a gift. if you're feeling discouraged in anti-racism work, if you're skiddish about speaking up because you want to get it "right", if you know you want to do something meaningful about racism and feel jaded by the enormity of the problem, if you've been on this journey a while and you're craving love and care as you unlearn personal and collective beliefs and systems of white supremacy, pick up "Dear White Peacemakers." Sojourn through her real stories of community, disappointments, legacies, and redeeming love, and what a way toward peacemaking looks like when we leave behind striving and apathy for something with both grit and grace. Thank you, Osheta, for this work and your companionship on this journey toward justice and healing.
I received an advance reader copy from the publisher, and the review and opinions are my own.
The grace offered to White people learning, wounded, or just trying to do no harm is beyond generous and so necessary in a time when conversations and ideas around race feel too polarized and seemingly irreconcilable. I've been guided and served in many ways by Osheta over several years, and this book is an offering to me, and to us. Osheta speaks like a wise mentor, is compassionate like a friend, and has a genuine care and heart for all people, all of whom she calls Beloved.
Osheta is so good, and we don't deserve her. But we have her words and her work in this book, and it's a gift. if you're feeling discouraged in anti-racism work, if you're skiddish about speaking up because you want to get it "right", if you know you want to do something meaningful about racism and feel jaded by the enormity of the problem, if you've been on this journey a while and you're craving love and care as you unlearn personal and collective beliefs and systems of white supremacy, pick up "Dear White Peacemakers." Sojourn through her real stories of community, disappointments, legacies, and redeeming love, and what a way toward peacemaking looks like when we leave behind striving and apathy for something with both grit and grace. Thank you, Osheta, for this work and your companionship on this journey toward justice and healing.
I received an advance reader copy from the publisher, and the review and opinions are my own.
Ever since I read Shalom Sistahs, I have considered Osheta to be a pastoral voice we need to hear. This book only confirms it. I love her honest and vulnerable voice on every page, her commitment to seeing each person as His beloved, declaring Kingdom truth in the midst of this twisted world. Her gentle but unyielding call to engage, to settle into our Belovedness ,and then dismantling systems that mar the Belovedness of others…I’ve truly never read anything like it. Come sit with Pastor Osheta and consider a different way forward.
I have never read a book quite like this one; thank you so much to Osheta Moore for writing it. It's written so openly and yet she must have gone through so much emotionally costly reflection to reach the gracious position she writes from. I have read anti-racism books before and still learnt from this, and this will be my go-to book now for people who are just starting on their journey of activism in this area.
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A Push in the Right Direction Without Shaming
So glad I stumbled on this gem. It took me a while to read because it was deep and a bit long for this sort of book, but I’m so glad I pushed forward. There was so much to process.
Why I like this book more than most anti-racist books I’ve read:
1) Pastor Osheta Moore bases her thesis on peacemaking not peacekeeping. This is done in the context of close interracial relationships. She talks to her white readers with respect and tells us stories or teaches us lessons like we’re sitting in her living room or eating gumbo at her kitchen table.
2) She talks through her fears surrounding white supremacy and white people in general, but then reminds herself of the truths Jesus preaches about loving thy neighbor even when there are generations of trauma separating you.
3) As she offers examples of white women who take care of her, she encourages us to look after ourselves, too. There is so much guilt and shame surrounding black and white relationships in the US and white people who are pursing anti-racism can easily feel defeated or feel like they must offer reparations for centuries of black pain. She encourages that you don’t have to be hustling to read every book, listen to every podcast, go to every protest, and watch ever documentary. It’s impossible. Just see what God puts in front of you and fight oppression or discrimination wherever you see it.
I’ve got dozens of highlights in this book that I know I’m going to be referring back to for a while. Thanks so much for your wisdom and vulnerability, Osheta! I feel like we’re already friends ❤️
So glad I stumbled on this gem. It took me a while to read because it was deep and a bit long for this sort of book, but I’m so glad I pushed forward. There was so much to process.
Why I like this book more than most anti-racist books I’ve read:
1) Pastor Osheta Moore bases her thesis on peacemaking not peacekeeping. This is done in the context of close interracial relationships. She talks to her white readers with respect and tells us stories or teaches us lessons like we’re sitting in her living room or eating gumbo at her kitchen table.
2) She talks through her fears surrounding white supremacy and white people in general, but then reminds herself of the truths Jesus preaches about loving thy neighbor even when there are generations of trauma separating you.
3) As she offers examples of white women who take care of her, she encourages us to look after ourselves, too. There is so much guilt and shame surrounding black and white relationships in the US and white people who are pursing anti-racism can easily feel defeated or feel like they must offer reparations for centuries of black pain. She encourages that you don’t have to be hustling to read every book, listen to every podcast, go to every protest, and watch ever documentary. It’s impossible. Just see what God puts in front of you and fight oppression or discrimination wherever you see it.
I’ve got dozens of highlights in this book that I know I’m going to be referring back to for a while. Thanks so much for your wisdom and vulnerability, Osheta! I feel like we’re already friends ❤️