Anderson organized a group of 27 ministers from 19 congregations to read the book and discuss ways to channel “the pent-up energy around racial justice into our congregations and our community in tangible ways.” Jemar Tisby’s history of racism in the American church, published by Zondervan, came as the perfect answer.
“We had just had one of the largest marches in state history for racial justice,” Anderson said, “and I was hearing from church leaders: ‘What do we do now?’ ” As the executive director of Collaboration Project, a ministry that connects local churches for the well-being of their city, he was searching for something to help pastors in Madison, Wisconsin, in the summer of 2020.
Trim Size: 139.000mm x 213.000mm x 15.Jon Anderson found The Color of Compromise at just the right moment. A call that challenges black and white Christians alike to standup now and begin implementing the concrete ways Tisby outlines, all for a more equitable and inclusive environment among God's people. It is a call from a place of love and desire to fight for a more racially unified church that no longer compromises what the Bible teaches about human dignity and equality. The Color of Compromise is not a call to shame or a platform to blame white evangelical Christians. Is a perfect book for pastors and other faith leaders, students, non-students, book clubs, small group studies, history lovers, and all lifelong learners. Charts a path forward to replace established patterns and systems of complicity with bold, courageous, immediate action. Reveals the cultural and institutional tables we have to flip in order to bring about meaningful integration. Covers the tragedy of Jim Crow laws, the victories of the Civil Rights era, and the strides of today's Black Lives Matter movement. Takes you on a historical, sociological, and religious journey: from America's early colonial days through slavery and the Civil War. You will be guided in thinking through concrete solutions for improved race relations and a racially inclusive church. Equal parts painful and inspirational, it details how the American church has helped create and maintain racist ideas and practices. The Color of Compromise is both enlightening and compelling, telling a history we either ignore or just don't know. And a call for urgent action by all Christians today in response. 
A New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestseller!Īn acclaimed, timely narrative of how people of faith have historically-up to the present day-worked against racial justice.
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