I Bring the Voices of My People: A Womanist Vision for Racial Reconciliation (Prophetic Christianity)

by Chanequa Walker-Barnes

Race is much like that. Race is a construction, and it is also real. It is real because it makes a tangible impact on people’s material lives.

either numerically or in terms of power and influence.

essence, the people of Israel are made captive because they have refused to pursue peace, justice, and reconciliation. In contrast, when we are held captive to God’s mission of reconciliation, we are bound in such a way that we cannot help but pursue peace, justice, and reconciliation.