Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America
- ISBN-10
- 0195147073
- ISBN-13
- 9780195147070
- Series
- Divided by Faith
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 212
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Authors
- Christian Smith, Michael O. Emerson
Description
Through a nationwide survey, the authors of this study conclude that US Evangelicals may actually be preserving the racial chasm, not through active racism, but because their theology hinders their ability to recognise systematic injustice.
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