White Churches and the Taking of American Neighborhoods with Greg Jarrell

As we walk or drive around our neighborhoods, it can be easy to ignore their past, especially when the build environment of the past isn’t there anymore. But the ways neighborhoods have changed over the years profoundly shapes the present – they often haunt the present. How neighborhoods and cities in the United States took shape in the mid-20th century shaped the world we live in today, and churches played a major role in that shift. Greg Jarrell shows the central role White churches played in shaping neighborhoods during this period, and explores how Christians today can seek healing and repair for our cities and towns. Check out Greg’s book Our Trespasses and his album How Bright the Path on Apple Music or Spotify. The podcast episode on reparations that Greg mentioned is here.