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Dear White Peacemakers: Dismantling Racism with Grit and Grace
by Osheta Moore
“An anti-racism peacemaker...is a person who actively works toward a holistic restoration of the interpersonal and systemic effects of white supremacy through non-violence and empathy.” {a third way}
Beginning with a story straight from her first book Shalom Sistas, as I started reading, I knew this book was going to take me deeper into Osheta’s shalom and peacemaking journey, now intertwined with her anti-racism lens...and continue holding creative tension between the world that is and the world we long to see. Shalom, she writes, is God’s dream for the world as it should be.
Her opening letter to her readers is exactly as I’d expect: warm, inviting, fortified with humor and talk of good food for nourishment. But it doesn’t stop there. She quickly reminds us of what we are working towards (and working to dismantle to get there). This isn’t a feel good book. It does require grit {and grace} to work through.
Peacemaking isn’t all smoothed over and easy. The non-violent response doesn’t mean our hearts feel warm and fuzzy. Dismantling white supremacy takes perseverance, fierceness, a seat at the table of discomfort, and a whole lot of tension holding. You’ll find all of that here.
If you’re beginning or deeply in the middle of your anti-racism journey, this book is for you. If you’ve been holding tension between the church/faith community you belong to and your anti-racism journey, this book is for you. If peacemaking is a framework you want to learn more about and apply in your life, this book is for you. If non-violence with integrity and accountability is how you want to engage in the world, this book is for you.
Thank you so much to Osheta and her team for this early copy and opportunity to read and review. I’m excited for this unique book to launch into the world.
Beginning with a story straight from her first book Shalom Sistas, as I started reading, I knew this book was going to take me deeper into Osheta’s shalom and peacemaking journey, now intertwined with her anti-racism lens...and continue holding creative tension between the world that is and the world we long to see. Shalom, she writes, is God’s dream for the world as it should be.
Her opening letter to her readers is exactly as I’d expect: warm, inviting, fortified with humor and talk of good food for nourishment. But it doesn’t stop there. She quickly reminds us of what we are working towards (and working to dismantle to get there). This isn’t a feel good book. It does require grit {and grace} to work through.
Peacemaking isn’t all smoothed over and easy. The non-violent response doesn’t mean our hearts feel warm and fuzzy. Dismantling white supremacy takes perseverance, fierceness, a seat at the table of discomfort, and a whole lot of tension holding. You’ll find all of that here.
If you’re beginning or deeply in the middle of your anti-racism journey, this book is for you. If you’ve been holding tension between the church/faith community you belong to and your anti-racism journey, this book is for you. If peacemaking is a framework you want to learn more about and apply in your life, this book is for you. If non-violence with integrity and accountability is how you want to engage in the world, this book is for you.
Thank you so much to Osheta and her team for this early copy and opportunity to read and review. I’m excited for this unique book to launch into the world.