Calling in White Christians: Responding to Charlottesville with Chris Scharen

Join Chris Scharen for a reflection on Christianity and whiteness recorded just a week after the tragic events of Charlottesville. Quote: "So on the one hand you have President Trump now articulating this one view speaking to this white population that’s anxious about what their perception is that they’re losing and saying I’m gonna give you your power back…and then on the other hand, you have a whole bunch of really coalitions of both people of color and progressive white people who are pushing against that…and one of the symbolic places where this has centered is public monuments."Chris Scharen is the Vice President of Applied Research and the Center for the Study of Theological Education at Auburn Theological Seminary of New York. He is the author of Someone’s Got To Care: The Roots and Hip Hop as Prophetic Vocation and co-authored Christian Practical Wisdom: What it is, Why it matters and Fieldwork in Theology: Exploring the Social Context of God’s Work in the World .He is currently writing After Laura, a book that is part memoir and part theological engagement with white racial identity.To learn more about Holden Village, visit: www.holdenvillage.orgTo listen to more from Chris Scharen, visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.org/node/3043