Ep. 21 - Understanding the Religion of Whiteness with Dr. Michael O. Emerson

Join us as Dr. Michael O. Emerson discusses The Religion of Whiteness, including a discussion about how religion is defined sociologically, identifying markers of the religion of whiteness, and profiles of different types of people inside the religion of whiteness.00:00 - Introduction02:27 - Patreon03:02 - Why research race in the Church05:31 - Racial differences between 2000 and 202008:20 - How do we know surveys are representative11:17 - Comparing white evangelical responses to other groups14:24 - Understanding the research sociologically vs. theologically17:46 - Understanding race as central to the American story19:55 - Defining religion sociologically22:19 - Defining the religion of whiteness27:55 - Sacred symbols, beliefs, and practices32:47 - Selectively using the Bible38:12 - Efforts to maintain power through ROW42:09 - White veil and white might groups47:48 - Epistemology of ignorance50:56 - Attempting to address racial division through evangelism52:28 - Christianity vs. ROW in church demographics53:55 - ROW practitioners outside white communities56:00 - Setting the table for changeFind us online:Website - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/ Instagram - @biblicaljusticeresourcesYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@biblicaljusticeresources Patreon - patreon.com/BiblicalJusticeResources Links:The Religion of Whiteness - https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-religion-of-whiteness-9780197746288?cc=us&lang=en&Divided by Faith - https://global.oup.com/academic/product/divided-by-faith-9780197796726?q=divided%20by%20faith&lang=en&cc=usKingdom Racial Change - https://www.eerdmans.com/9780802883728/kingdom-racial-change/Baker Institute - https://www.bakerinstitute.org/program/religion-and-public-policy