Color-Courageous Discipleship Student Edition: Follow Jesus, Dismantle Racism, and Build Beloved Community

by Michelle T Sanchez

Teens will discover a Christ-centered approach to antiracism that will empower them to be transformed as they transform their world—with end-of-chapter discussion questions for families and youth groups.   It’s time to go beyond saying “I’m not racist.” It’s time to take action. It’s time to become a color-courageous Christian and stand up to racism wherever you see it—in your school, in your community, and in your own heart and mind.   In Color-Courageous Discipleship Student Edition, Michelle T. Sanchez shows you how racial righteousness was God’s idea in the first place. As Michelle explores antiracism from a biblical perspective, she helps us   • see how following Jesus and pursuing antiracism naturally go together • understand why this generation is uniquely positioned to seek racial justice and pursue racial equity • speak out with grace, truth, and wisdom—whatever your age or stage in life may be • engage in color-courageous spiritual practices that will strengthen your witness and revitalize your faith • step into who God is calling you to be in today’s world • be inspired to make a difference right where you areWhenever you choose to take color-courageous action in Jesus’s name, you have the opportunity to be transformed and bring transformation to others. What could be better? This book is your invitation to an antiracist discipleship adventure together with your own world-changing generation.

254 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 1, 2022

Reviews

[Dee Lanier · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent work! I would highly recommend this book to all believers. I would highlight a few minor issues that I found problematic though: 1. This student edition is not suitable for younger teens and tweens in my opinion. I put a few paragraphs through readable.com and it came up on a 9th reading level. Further, few of the examples used are experientially relevant to younger learners. Additionally, it comes across as more academic than approachable. Secondly, I think the definitionsof discipleship used misses the most foundational example of relational, learning to follow Jesus through life on life ministry (2 Tim 2:2). Thirdly, though Race as a concept is correctly identified as a recent, non-biblical social construct, the author occasionally inserts race back in the scriptures (Jesus' interactions with Samaritans). Last but not least, the definition of Shame in the appendix is our western/modern/Individualistic understanding of the term and should not be inserted back in the scriptures viewing through our cultural lens.

These were my minor critiques of what I seriously consider a great work that combines deep theological, socialological and individual interrogation of racism.